Monkey Spectacles: An Allegorical Tale

Paul Strassmann
MONKEY SPECTACLES: AN ALLEGORICAL TALE by Paul A. Strassman

Long, long ago, in a distant land, a brilliant bunch of monkeys discovered a new and luscious fruit. The only problem was that it was hard to see and therefore to collect.


The US IT Workforce Shortage

Howard Rubin
The US IT Workforce Shortage

With all the attention now devoted to the year-2000 computer crisis and the EMU (European Monetary Unit) conversion, it is almost no surprise that a far larger crisis -- the IT workforce labor shortage -- is being overshadowed.


Why Patents Are Critical to Today's Programmers

Irving Rappaport
WHY PATENTS ARE CRITICAL TO TODAY'S PROGRAMMERS by Irving S.

Why Patents Are Critical to Today's Programmers

Irving Rappaport
WHY PATENTS ARE CRITICAL TO TODAY'S PROGRAMMERS by Irving S.

Fear and Loathing: On the Trail of Stolen Software

Tom Ochs
FEAR AND LOATHING: ON THE TRAIL OF STOLEN SOFTWARE by Thomas W. Bragg and Laurance J. Ochs

This article is based on real events; names and places and certain aspects of the story have been changed as a matter of consideration to those involved.


Fear and Loathing: On the Trail of Stolen Software

Tom Ochs
FEAR AND LOATHING: ON THE TRAIL OF STOLEN SOFTWARE by Thomas W. Bragg and Laurance J. Ochs

This article is based on real events; names and places and certain aspects of the story have been changed as a matter of consideration to those involved.


Patent Policy Perversion: A Personal Plea

Michael Schrage
PATENT POLICY PERVERSION: A PERSONAL PLEA by Michael Schrage

Now I love and respect intellectual property as much as the next creative person. I strongly believe that intellectual property deserves legal protection. No, I am not an intellectual property lawyer.


Patent Policy Perversion: A Personal Plea

Michael Schrage
PATENT POLICY PERVERSION: A PERSONAL PLEA by Michael Schrage

Now I love and respect intellectual property as much as the next creative person. I strongly believe that intellectual property deserves legal protection. No, I am not an intellectual property lawyer.


The Bit and the Pendulum: Balancing the Interests of Stakeholders in Digital Publishing

Mark Silverman
THE BIT AND THE PENDULUM: BALANCING THE INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN DIGITAL PUBLISHING by Mark Stefik and Alex Silverman

Copyright 1997 by Mark Stefik and Alex Silverman. All rights reserved.


The Bit and the Pendulum: Balancing the Interests of Stakeholders in Digital Publishing

Mark Silverman
THE BIT AND THE PENDULUM: BALANCING THE INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN DIGITAL PUBLISHING by Mark Stefik and Alex Silverman

Copyright 1997 by Mark Stefik and Alex Silverman. All rights reserved.


The Impact of the Internet on Intellectual Property Rights

Shun-ichi Sakurai
THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS by Shun-ichi Sakurai

In Japan today, software is protected under a copyright law. Whether it is appropriate to protect software under the current copyright law is debatable.


The Impact of the Internet on Intellectual Property Rights

Shun-ichi Sakurai
THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS by Shun-ichi Sakurai

In Japan today, software is protected under a copyright law. Whether it is appropriate to protect software under the current copyright law is debatable.


Reinventing the Testing Process: New Commandments for Application Development

Jennifer Cole, Thomas Gorham, David McDonald, Alan Mcdonald, Catherine Mcdonald, Mark McDonald, Kent McDonald, Robert Spurgeon
REINVENTING THE TESTING PROCESS: NEW COMMANDMENTS FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT by Jennifer S. Cole, Thomas Gorham, Mark P. McDonald, and J.

Reinventing the Testing Process: New Commandments for Application Development

Jennifer Cole, Thomas Gorham, David McDonald, Alan Mcdonald, Catherine Mcdonald, Mark McDonald, Kent McDonald, Robert Spurgeon
REINVENTING THE TESTING PROCESS: NEW COMMANDMENTS FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT by Jennifer S. Cole, Thomas Gorham, Mark P. McDonald, and J.

Improving the Attitude Toward Testing

San Murugesan
IMPROVING THE ATTITUDE TOWARD TESTING by San Murugesan Errors are more common, more pervasive, and more troublesome in software than with other technologies.

David L. Parnas


Improving the Attitude Toward Testing

San Murugesan
IMPROVING THE ATTITUDE TOWARD TESTING by San Murugesan Errors are more common, more pervasive, and more troublesome in software than with other technologies.

David L. Parnas


Bringing Respect to Testing Through Statistical Science

Jesse Trammell
BRINGING RESPECT TO TESTING THROUGH STATISTICAL SCIENCE by Jesse H. Poore and Carmen J.

Bringing Respect to Testing Through Statistical Science

Jesse Trammell
BRINGING RESPECT TO TESTING THROUGH STATISTICAL SCIENCE by Jesse H. Poore and Carmen J.

How to Make a V-Shaped Spiral -- and Vice Versa

Dwayne Phillips
HOW TO MAKE A V-SHAPED SPIRAL -- AND VICE VERSA by Dwayne Phillips

The waterfall, with its specify-test structure, is the fundamental process model in software. The spiral process is better suited for projects with risks and unknowns.