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.


Requirements: Made to Measure

James Robertson
REQUIREMENTS: MADE TO MEASURE by James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson

[Copyright 1997 by James and Suzanne Robertson. All rights reserved.]


Requirements: Made to Measure

James Robertson
REQUIREMENTS: MADE TO MEASURE by James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson

[Copyright 1997 by James and Suzanne Robertson. All rights reserved.]


Testing and the Year 2000 Problem

Boris Beizer
TESTING AND THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM by Boris Beizer

[Copyright 1996-1997 by Boris Beizer. All rights reserved.]


Testing and the Year 2000 Problem

Boris Beizer
TESTING AND THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM by Boris Beizer

[Copyright 1996-1997 by Boris Beizer. All rights reserved.]


Architecture Is the Answer: What Is the Question?

Jerrold Grochow
ARCHITECTURE IS THE ANSWER: WHAT IS THE QUESTION? by Jerrold M. Grochow

Copyright 1996-1997 by Jerrold M. Grochow. All rights reserved.

Sentence first -- verdict afterwards.*


Architecture Is the Answer: What Is the Question?

Jerrold Grochow
ARCHITECTURE IS THE ANSWER: WHAT IS THE QUESTION? by Jerrold M. Grochow

Copyright 1996-1997 by Jerrold M. Grochow. All rights reserved.

Sentence first -- verdict afterwards.*


The Architect: Roles and Responsibilities

Norman Simenson
THE ARCHITECT: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES by Norman F. Simenson

Large systems architecture was developed as a way to handle systems too large for one person to conceive of, let alone design.


The Architect: Roles and Responsibilities

Norman Simenson
THE ARCHITECT: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES by Norman F. Simenson

Large systems architecture was developed as a way to handle systems too large for one person to conceive of, let alone design.


Service-Based Architectures: Unlocking the Potential of Component-Based Development

Paul Frost
SERVICE-BASED ARCHITECTURES: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF COMPONENT- BASED DEVELOPMENT by Paul Allen and Stuart Frost

Copyright 1997 by SELECT Software Tools. All rights reserved.


Service-Based Architectures: Unlocking the Potential of Component-Based Development

Paul Frost
SERVICE-BASED ARCHITECTURES: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF COMPONENT- BASED DEVELOPMENT by Paul Allen and Stuart Frost

Copyright 1997 by SELECT Software Tools. All rights reserved.


The Java Diet: Ultrathin Client-Based Architectures

Jim Kramer
THE JAVA DIET: ULTRA-THIN CLIENT-BASED ARCHITECTURES by Jim Fulton and Ed Kramer THIN CLIENTS: THE NEXT GREAT WAVE

A thin client is generally defined as a client that minimizes computation at the user interface.


Objects on the Web: The Impact of the World Wide Web and Database Architectures

Keith Reilly
OBJECTS ON THE WEB: THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB ON DATABASE ARCHITECTURES by Keith Reilly

Today's World Wide Web sites put unique demands on database management systems that were not previously emphasized by traditional client-server applications.


Objects on the Web: The Impact of the World Wide Web and Database Architectures

Keith Reilly
OBJECTS ON THE WEB: THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB ON DATABASE ARCHITECTURES by Keith Reilly

Today's World Wide Web sites put unique demands on database management systems that were not previously emphasized by traditional client-server applications.


The End of the Age of Miracles?

Richard Du
THE END OF THE AGE OF MIRACLES? by Richard T. Dué

The most common miracles of software engineering are the transitions from analysis to design and from design to code.


The End of the Age of Miracles?

Richard Du
THE END OF THE AGE OF MIRACLES? by Richard T. Dué

The most common miracles of software engineering are the transitions from analysis to design and from design to code.


Update: The Business Value or Nonvalue of Information Technology

Howard Rubin
Update: The Business Value or Nonvalue of Information Technology

New factors are driving economic and business success in today's information and knowledge-based economy. If you follow the media, the following sound bites are pretty common:


Building a Performance Measurement System that Works

Mike Buxton
Building a Performance Measurement System that Works

by Mike Tipping and Craig Buxton, Panorama Business Views


A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Measurement

Jerrold Grochow
A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Measurement by Jerrold M.

Java and the OO Market

Paul Harmon
JAVA AND THE OO MARKET by Paul Harmon

As you may remember in early April I attended JavaOne, Sun's Java developer conference. Last month I discussed JavaOne in depth but focused on hardware, operating systems, middleware, the language, class libraries, components, and business objects.