October 2010

Competition

by Vishal Mehta October 27, 2010 Business

inspired by one of my mentors, Thomas Ewe. Competition; in the truest sense of that word, we have finite. But if we extend the definition of that word, to include anything or anyone that has the ability to stop us; then we have a ton; (i.e. Challenges.) And so, for each that is identified; through [...]

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Usability and Re-usability

by Vishal Mehta October 25, 2010 Business

Why Re-use? We are faced with the challenge of adapting to an increasingly complex software world with yesterday’s tool sets and standards. Internet, social media, e-commerce, supply-chain re-engineering, CRM, etc. are all contributors to the growing demands on today’s developer. Conceptually, the perfect system would be one in which we would reuse our software, describe [...]

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Paradigm Shift

by Vishal Mehta October 21, 2010 Usability Dimensions

Preamble. Recently, had this interesting discussion with one of my mentors, regarding how the focus has seen itself changing teams in a software landscape – observed over 15+ years. How Theoretical Innovation Would Kill Practical Usability? My mentor gave me a great example where he was the eye-witness. Many years back, he was involved in [...]

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