industryterm:software design

Essential Reading List for Enterprise Software Developers and Architects
▻https://hackernoon.com/recommended-reading-list-for-enterprise-software-developers-and-architec

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The target audience for this reading list is enterprise software developers and architects. I chose to focus on system design, data modelling, security, devops, process, creativity, and computer science foundations which are essential and generally useful to most software engineers. Enjoy, happy reading, and let me know what you think!Code Complete by Steve McConnell — This comprehensive, classic tome on software design, construction, and craftsmanship has stood the test of time. McConnell’s discussion of metaphors, #architecture, debugging, quality assurance and ethics are excellent and still relevant in the context of the cloud, troubleshooting complex systems, fixing security defects, and collaborating with diverse teams. My favorite proverb therein is: measure twice, cut once. Visit the (...)

#software-development #enterprise-software #agile #books

‘Software is meant to be free.’ A Brief History of Open Source
▻https://hackernoon.com/software-is-meant-to-be-free-a-brief-history-of-open-source-892d29e803a0

‘Software is meant to be FREE.’ A Brief History of Open SourceThe term “Open Source”, although popular now — has only been defined as an actual term since it’s inception in the late 70’s and early 80’s. The open source #software movement came from a widespread revolution, completely altering how software was developed — leading to the most commonly accepted community generated software development method — widely accepted over the last 40 years.Initially, programmers could not come up with a good name for such an unusual idea or its possible applications. Software was always developed in house, by companies and conglomerates. However, the open source methodology quickly became (and still is) the most widely used software design and development method, lending us many popular and stable software (...)

#open-source-history #history-of-open-source #open-source

X to Close — Solve for X — Medium
▻https://medium.com/solve-for-x/x-to-close-417936dfc0dc

X’s are everywhere in user interface (UI) design. A powerful symbol, [x] is capable of closing windows and popups, toolbars and tabs and anything else that might otherwise be cluttering up your screen.

Clicking on [x] to close a feature has become an instinctual part of using a computer and a standard in web and software design. Although it may seem like the ubiquitous [x] has always been a part of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), a quick jaunt through the history of GUIs reveals that this actually isn’t the case.

So where and when did the [x] first enter into the UI lexicon?

#graphisme #ergonomie #symbole

Pentagon Pushes Crowdsourced Manufacturing - NYTimes.com
►http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/pentagon-pushes-crowdsourced-manufacturing

The crowdsourcing effort will rely on a software initiative, called Vehicleforge.mil, which will be a Web portal for gathering, sharing and testing ideas.

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Earlier in the week, researchers from the company, M.I.T. and the Pentagon agency, Darpa, discussed the project and its potential significance for the military and beyond.

The near-term target, they said, is to collaborate on a design for an amphibious vehicle for the Marines.

Crowdsourced software design, of course, is old hat. That is the open-source model that gave us the Linux operating system and the Apache Web server years ago.

But what is different about the Vehicleforge.mil project is that it is essentially a software “engine” that contributors use to plug in simulated components. Then, the new part or subsystem can be tested, virtually.

beaucoup de #darpa en ce moment, on dirait du #google
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►http://lumzy.com Lumzy is a quick mockup creation and prototyping tool for software designers and developers. As a mockup tool, you can use it to create a rough sketch of how the final website or application will look like. Prototyping extends this by adding event based functionalities.