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45 Ways to Communicate Two Quantities

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:13 +0200

The following is a list of different ways to visualize two numbers. In many cases, the visualization depends directly on the unit, meaning, interpretation and context of the values.

Our Incredible Journey

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:59:43 +0200

Our Incredible Journey:

Cataloging the thrilling opportunities start-ups are offered when their incredible journey continues by being bought by an exciting company. However, as a user of the start-up’s service, your own incredible journey must end, because all of your photos and writing and checkins and messages and relationships must now be deleted.

"On days the teams were most creative, they were also closest to each other and most physically..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:18 +0200

“On days the teams were most creative, they were also closest to each other and most physically active. “We have this myth that you do your best work when you’re alone, and it’s not true,” says Ben Waber, president of Sociometric Solutions and inventor of the badges. Productivity and creativity can be polar opposites.
On the other hand, organizations also need productivity—six hours of mental peace to finish a single complex piece of work.”

- What Marissa Mayer Doesn’t (and Does) Get About White-Collar Work | Wired Opinion | Wired.com

What happens after Yahoo acquires you

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:43 +0200

What happens after Yahoo acquires you:

Whether it’s Flickr, Delicious, MyBlogLog, or Upcoming, the post-purchase story is a similar one. Both sides talk about all the wonderful things they will do together. Then reality sets in. They get bogged down trying to overcome integration obstacles, endless meetings, and stifling bureaucracy.

Why use "closure"? - How To Node - NodeJS

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:26:33 +0200

Why use "closure"? - How To Node - NodeJS:

A closure is a function defined within another scope that has access to all the variables within the outer scope.

Preparing Yourself for Modern JavaScript Development | CodeThinked

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:30 +0200

Preparing Yourself for Modern JavaScript Development | CodeThinked:

This post is going to be an attempt to simply address some of the low hanging fruit out there, and try to bring together a few different concepts that a developer should understand before they go out and try to tackle something like Backbone.js or Ember.js.

"I Sverige utbildar vi duktiga ingenjörer. Konkurrensen om arbetskraft är ännu större i Silicon..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:53 +0200

“I Sverige utbildar vi duktiga ingenjörer. Konkurrensen om arbetskraft är ännu större i Silicon Valley, så egentligen är det lättare här.”

- “Malmö står sig väl mot Silicon Valley” - IDG.se

"Inte bra att bara jobba" - IDG.se

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:13:55 +0200

"Inte bra att bara jobba" - IDG.se:

Hennes förväntningar på arbetsgivarna är höga. Flexibilitet, trygghet, human människosyn, snabb bekräftelse och förtroende för den närmaste chefen återkommer under vårt samtal och är på många sätt representativa för den här generationen.

"I veckan fick jag än en gång frågan varför det är så. ”Varför klarar företag att växa fort för att..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:56:59 +0200

“I veckan fick jag än en gång frågan varför det är så. ”Varför klarar företag att växa fort för att sedan tappa fart?”. Mitt standardsvar på denna fråga är: ”De har nog anställd en CFO!”.”

- Vill ni sluta växa – anställ en CFO! | Snabbväxare

"Jag vill dock påpeka att det här inte är en nedskärning vi gör för att det går dåligt, utan det är..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:17:41 +0200

“Jag vill dock påpeka att det här inte är en nedskärning vi gör för att det går dåligt, utan det är något vi gör för att vi vill göra det, och för att vi vill strukturera om.”

- Nedskärning tynger IFS - IDG.se

"Gothenburg’s is one of the finest towns in Sweden when it comes to choose a tranquil, yet beautiful..."

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:14:17 +0200

“Gothenburg’s is one of the finest towns in Sweden when it comes to choose a tranquil, yet beautiful place to spend your weekends, your vacations or why not (this is for the edgy ones) your life.”

- A Swedish Fairytale: The Luxury Mansionette in Gothenburg

Startupstjärnor utmanar Blocket

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:11:46 +0200

Startupstjärnor utmanar Blocket:

I dag lanseras Osom, en ny app som du kan sälja och köpa kläder, skor och vintageprylar med. Namnet kommer från engelskans “awesome” och är ett uppstartsföretag som vill vara, som man själva uttrycker det, “en marknadsplats för vackra saker”.

"Building architecture and software architecture have a lot in common, but there is one crucial..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:09:06 +0200

“Building architecture and software architecture have a lot in common, but there is one crucial difference. While architects study thousands of buildings in their training and during their careers, most software developers only ever get to know a handful of large programs well. And more often than not, those are programs they wrote themselves. They never get to see the great programs of history, or read critiques of those programs’ designs written by experienced practitioners. As a result, they repeat one another’s mistakes rather than building on one another’s successes.”

- The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Introduction

"Today, we’re taking another step towards that goal by announcing the Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN)..."

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:31:16 +0100

“Today, we’re taking another step towards that goal by announcing the Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge: we pledge not to sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software on specified patents, unless first attacked.”

- Taking a stand on open source and patents

"Bring the team back to one or two userstories to be worked upon. Teammembers might argue that they..."

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:13:11 +0100

“Bring the team back to one or two userstories to be worked upon. Teammembers might argue that they sometime cannot work on the same story. It is then a good idea to let them pair, test or write documentation. They have to work together to get the stories done and not just the tasks. Allowing everybody working on individual task is not effective and does not help the team and therefore the end product.”

- Task driven Scrum - Agile things

End the CAPTCHA Agony | Are You a Human

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:26:16 +0100

End the CAPTCHA Agony | Are You a Human:

One in four people will leave your site when confronted with CAPTCHA. But it doesn’t have to be this way: PlayThru increases your conversions by 60%.

"What software are you using for that?” Ah! I get it. I smiled and pointed to my ear. “No software. I..."

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:45:33 +0100

“What software are you using for that?” Ah! I get it. I smiled and pointed to my ear. “No software. I just listen to everything that comes in, and recommend other good stuff like it.””

- Human Intervention as a Competitive Advantage | Derek Sivers

"Face-to-face communication is the most effective means for sharing knowledge within a project team,..."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:52:18 +0100

“Face-to-face communication is the most effective means for sharing knowledge within a project team, and even teams separated by only an elevator ride or stair climb will have less face-to-face interaction. Get all of the project team in the same room if at all possible.”

- Waste #5: Delays | Agile Zone

"Fortunately, most enterprise software markets are ripe for disruption from purpose-built, superior..."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:42:35 +0100

“Fortunately, most enterprise software markets are ripe for disruption from purpose-built, superior solutions.”

- Is The Vertical Approach To Enterprise Software Enough To Help You Win The Market? | TechCrunch

The Seven Wastes of Software Development

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:25:49 +0100

The Seven Wastes of Software Development:

Today I’d like to start a brand new series, the focus of which is the elimination of waste from our software development efforts. Waste elimination can be traced all the way back to the the mid-1900’s, the birth of lean manufacturing, and the Toyota Production System (TPS).