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Call for Action for the Java Hackers

freddie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:15:18 +0000

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I challenge the Java Hackers, read on….

As you probably all know by now, I have joined ISIS Papyrus a while ago and last week i was reading the Papyrus Objects Developer Guide again and suddenly lightning hit me and the question raised can [...]

XML is net zo overschat als de Magnetron

freddie — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:46:09 +0000

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Based on a discussion on Linkedin i have created a Dutch post on Computable on the premises of XML and if they came true. Feel free to leave a comment there.

The case against Flex-based application UIs

freddie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:03:53 +0000

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I have once in a while discussions with Jettro on Flex, Ajax and what we do at ISIS Papyrus with our Papyrus EYE user interface. Post on Adobe`s Flex attracks a lot of visitors to our blog. So, now I ask all of you [...]

What did 800 visitors a day bring to our blog and why we are going to pass the 1000!

freddie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:33:01 +0000

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Curious?

No it was not (yet) the news on ISIS Papyrus, neither was it the fact I almost won the Pullitzer price (I have first to write sensible things)

read on…

It has all to do with a catching title (like this one) [...]

Defects, Lean Software Development, Offshore, oh my …

freddie — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:00:49 +0000

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This blog item I have dedicated to zoom in on Bugs, a specific type of Waste (muda which is Toyta lexicon) aka DEFECTS as they have a huge effect on Productivity.

But lets start with the Analysts and their magic 8-bal that has shown [...]

Inspirational moments

freddie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:21:27 +0000

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I needed of course a reason to write besides the 99 also the 101 Post.

So two inspirational moments to do so:

100 Posts on the Gridshore blog.That needs celebration. Every inspirational moment — well, 40 of them — you will ever need. The [...]

The REAL Cost of Offshoring

freddie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:50:55 +0000

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This blog I wrote to share some of my insights on Distributed Software Development (Offshore, Nearshore, Rightshore, GRIDSHORE, whatevershore).

I will not go into cultural differences, intellectual differences, communication issues (human and technical), time and distance issues, etc.

Lets simplify it by stating [...]

The Optimist, the Pessimist and the Realist

freddie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:24:29 +0000

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Given the media-hype on the CRISIS I want you to take a minute to think and react on

the statement below.

“The optimist sees opportunity in every danger;

the pessimist sees danger in every Opportunity“

And the realist?

Commodity and Ethics in IT, why a PoC is better than a RFP Process

freddie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:42:07 +0000

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Ben his article “Consultancy” != “Cover your ass” is all about ethics and “How to Help your Customer in the Best Possible Way“. Recently, but also quite often in the past, I was involved in RFI & RFP processes and i can say, I [...]

ISIS Papyrus presenteert Whitepaper De Digitale Polis

freddie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:52:11 +0000

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Although initially sceptic I have decided after checking with Jettro to put the press release also on our Gridshore blog. I can not deny that we have around 400 to 500 hits a day, which is more than most sites can tell. The Whitepaper [...]