Exactly what you have read: if you have any question for me, don’t hesitate and post it in formspring.me/akosma. I’ll be glad to answer it for you! Of course, iPhone-related questions are top priority. But progressive rock questions are, too. And of course, anything related to Argentina and Switzerland. And software in general. Well, that [...]
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February
10,
2010
Humour · Opinion · Technology
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On the Importance of Yerba Mate in the Software Development Process
October
26,
2009
This paper will highlight the results of an extensive research conducted since the mid 90’s, on the effects of the consumption of beverages based in the plant known as Ilex paraguariensis, in the framework of software development process activities in South America and some small parts of Europe.
This paper will provide an introduction to the [...]
Argentina · Humour · Papers · Software
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Total Quality Management and Software
December
18,
2007
Introduction
Total Quality Management is one of the founding pillars of modern mass-production economy, of which the software industry is by far the youngest (and most rebel) child. This article will provide a short discussion on some TQM principles and about their applicability to software projects.
Papers · Project Management · Quality · Software
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About Operating Systems, Abstractions and APIs
December
15,
2007
Introduction
Charles Petzold, in its book “Code”, states the following:
In theory, application programs are supposed to access the hardware of the computer only through the interfaces provided by the operating system. But many application programmers who dealt with small computer operating systems of the 1970s and early 1980s often bypassed the operating system, particularly in dealing [...]
Architecture · Papers · Software
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“Le Courrier” pourrait disparaître / might dissapear / podría desaparecer
November
3,
2007
(English below; Español más abajo)
Le Courrier est peut-être un des derniers journaux suisses vraiment indépendants. J’apprécie le ton critique de ses notes, la qualité de sa rédaction, et le fait que chaque note me fasse penser le monde d’une façon différente.
Mais ils sont à point de disparaître à jamais; ils ont un passif de CHF [...]
Act Now · Switzerland
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Quick Comparison of C# and Ruby
May
5,
2006
Introduction
I have been working as a software developer since 1996, and as such I’ve used a variety of different languages, both compiled and interpreted. But the who languages that I know and use most today, are two somewhat different ones, C# and Ruby. I will begin my presentation with a short explanation of both, providing [...]
.NET · Opinion · Papers · Ruby on Rails · Software
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