Now this is cool stuff: the Unity engine is now free.
Granted, it’s the equivalent of the Indie version, but they were offering that version of the engine for $199 USD. That’s $199 I no longer have to worry about spending if I want to use the basic engine to prototype ideas (and maybe sell them).
My [...]
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Bob Walsh might be on to something with Google OS:
What’s a poor media mogul to do? Well, how about getting behind a new platform? Say one of those cheapie netbooks running an OS we don’t have to pay for, like, say, Google Chrome OS? … Which would you want? A netbook running Windows XP for [...]
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I suppose the news-du-jour the last couple days is the new Google OS:
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
Okay, cool. [...]
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A few days ago I saw a documentary on Discovery HD Theater called "BMW: An Expression of Joy" where artist Robin Rhode attached paint spray nozzles to the tires of a BMW Z4 and used the vehicle as a paintbrush on a large canvas. You can see the result and more info on this at the [...]
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I'm trying to document some basic, yet ever-important software design principles into a list that I can reference and expand on in the future. You often see these principles discussed individually, but I believe that they need to be considered collectively.
So, this is what I have so far:
The KISS principle – Keep It Simple Stupid
Iterate early, [...]
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Thanks to Drew Sikora for posting a tweet about Xobni the other day. Their tour video was good enough to capture my attention and get me to download their Outlook plugin that makes me never want to go back to a life of Outlook-without-Xobni.
What's so great about Xobni? Simplicity. Immediate access to information I want. [...]
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Over the last few weeks I've talked with several software engineer/business types about the economy and whether or not the software industry is feeling any effects from it. The consensus seems to be that it's not (yet) but my small sample size may be skewed regionally to the Central Florida area.
For the most part and [...]
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In case you missed it, the Austin GDC Conference Proceedings have been posted online. You can find downloadable presentations and other information on the Austin GDC website. While not all presentations are created equal, there's some nuggets to be found.
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It's been a busy week and the blog has seen some downtime, but after a few days of silence I'm back to announce that it's official: I'll be attending the Software Development Best Practices conference and expo in Boston October 27-30.
This is a conference I've wanted to attend for a while but never had the opportunity or [...]
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Today a co-worker sent a link he found on StackOverflow.com of a presentation video by Dave Thomas, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and owner of a consultancy by a similar name.
In his presentation, called "Developing Expertise: Herding Racehorses, Racing Sheep", Thomas talks about expanding people's expertise in their domains of interest by not treating them [...]
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