Andrew Cherry - The Cherry Pit ... 'cuz life's like a bowl of cherries?

Web 2.0 or Web 20?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=111&tag=nl.e622

I thought I kept up to speed with a good deal of new web technologies surfacing here and there through my regular perusal of the tech rags, but I can honestly say I've heard of *none* of these product offerings.

Interesting article today on Joel on Software about when to release your software product. Also, about some of the ways you can compensate your developers in terms of equity in the company when you're in the start-up scenario

This September I will be entering the final year following my *triumphant* return to University to finish my Undergraduate degree. My Baccalaureate education has been an interesting yet protracted journey that began as far back as the mid 90's, having attending 2 other Universities before I joined UBC. When I originally left University to enter the IT workforce at the height of demand during the Dot Com boom and Y2K, it turned out to be a highly lucrative move.

Next big thing to accomplish.....

I finally got this site up and going..... know if only someone would take pity on me and start linking to it.... hmmmm, I guess a little marketing next?

From project sluts to strawmen: An interview with Tim Lister

Tim Lister is a principal of Atlantic Systems Guild and co-author of the acclaimed books, Waltzing with Bears: Managing Software Project Risk, and Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams. Freelance writer Bob Cramblitt spoke with Lister about the patterns that help determine software success or failure.
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So IBM came out with a new Project...... Project zero!!!
After reading the posting on JavaLobby and some of the comments, there seems to be some angst toward the licensing terms.... here's my thoughts:

Can I be so bold as to Hypothesize an alternative explanation to IBM's license choice.

Given the project is probably at the bleeding edge pre-Alpha stage, perhaps they are 'soft' launching and providing their code to gauge interest in both the code, the project and the overall ideas it centers around.

So I jump in my car this morning, pull out of the garage, turn on the radio and what is the first thing I hear....
Microsoft is opening up shop in Vancouver.

From the CBC news article, it will be a Development shop that will start out with a couple hundred staff. The interesting things is that Sharif Khan, vice president of human resources of Microsoft Canada said,