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Human Task Switches Considered Harmful

Human Task Switches Considered Harmful

a) sequential processing gets you results faster on average, and
b) the longer it takes to task switch, the bigger the penalty you pay for multitasking.

Joel doesn’t take into account that sometimes multitasking projects helps keep developer intrest and stimulate new and creative ideas. But in general he is probably right, as long as the project at hand is stimulating enough.

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Human Task Switches Considered Harmful

Human Task Switches Considered Harmful

a) sequential processing gets you results faster on average, and
b) the longer it takes to task switch, the bigger the penalty you pay for multitasking.

Joel doesn’t take into account that sometimes multitasking projects helps keep developer intrest and stimulate new and creative ideas. But in general he is probably right, as long as the project at hand is stimulating enough.

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Content Management Systems

Current content management systems suck

Current content management systems suck

There’s a school of thought which says most firms are better off building their own CMSs, and that in buying an off-the-shelf CMS solution you sacrifice too much business flexibility. Forrester rejects this argument. At the same time, it gives organisations a seven-digit reason to remain nervous about Web content management.

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Content Management Systems

Current content management systems suck

Current content management systems suck

There’s a school of thought which says most firms are better off building their own CMSs, and that in buying an off-the-shelf CMS solution you sacrifice too much business flexibility. Forrester rejects this argument. At the same time, it gives organisations a seven-digit reason to remain nervous about Web content management.

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Introduction to EmbperlObject This article

Introduction to EmbperlObject

This article is intended as an introduction to Embperl’s (http://perl.apache.org/embperl/) OO-features.

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Introduction to EmbperlObject This article

Introduction to EmbperlObject

This article is intended as an introduction to Embperl’s (http://perl.apache.org/embperl/) OO-features.

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John T. Draper aka “Cap’n

John T. Draper aka “Cap’n crunch” in cyberspace.

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John T. Draper aka “Cap’n

John T. Draper aka “Cap’n crunch” in cyberspace.

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Napster Still Loses, and So

Napster Still Loses, and So Do You

Monday’s appeals ruling once again makes clear that the owners of copyrighted material have all the rights in their dealings with customers — and that customers have essentially no rights.

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Napster Still Loses, and So

Napster Still Loses, and So Do You

Monday’s appeals ruling once again makes clear that the owners of copyrighted material have all the rights in their dealings with customers — and that customers have essentially no rights.