I heard the term ‘link blog’ the other day and it reminded me of one of my favorite Java link blogs that was around up until 2007, Erik Thauvin’s Linkblog. I guess with other sites that rely on the community to collect and post content (eg DevZone, and more generic ones like Reddit etc), Erik decided that it wasn’t a good use of his time to trawl through the ever increasing volume of Java related news stories looking for interesting and useful links. Which is a shame, because his site was in my ‘daily reads’ site list for a long time.
Windows 8 UI looks a mess
Is it just me or does the Windows 8 UI look a mess? I understand the benefits in producing a cross-platform common look n feel (desktop, tablet, phone), but the current screenshots of a random set of oddly colored rectangles, looks, well, like something you’d expect on a Leapfrog electronic kids toy.
I only hope for Microsoft’s sake that these initial videos and screenshots are just prototype and mockups, because they’re looking pretty awful right now.
Study says Android to be the mobile development platform of choice in 12 months
According to a study by Ovum, Android is expected to be the mobile development platform of choice… in 12 months. That’s not a long time.
As an Android user, it’s pretty obvious there’s an increasing amount of development for the platform just by the volume of apps making their way to the Android Market. 3 years ago it was slim pickings in the store, but now the Android Market is starting to have the same issue as the iOS App Store… how do do you find what you’re looking for?
Non-technical technical architect
Not sure where I heard this, but thought it was funny (paraphrasing slightly here):
Non-technical technical architect: someone involved in or responsible for the technical architecture of a system who has a rough idea of the concerns of architecture at a high level, but has no previous experience in actually building systems.
You don’t have to have had hands on experience in development language x or technology y in order to understand the architectural concerns of a system, but to have no prior development experience at all is somewhat of a disadvantage to understanding what actually works or doesn’t work, don’t you think?