I like to have fun with graphics once in a while, so when I created my new eBook, How I Estimate Software Development Projects, I took a couple of hours to come up with a cover I kinda-sorta like. I could do much better given a couple of days, but for only working on it for a few hours, I’m okay with this.
Scala, Java, Unix, MacOS tutorials (page 263)
Over the last few weeks I’ve taken a little time here and there to put my notes on software cost estimating together, and the end result is a free, 100-page PDF that I’m sharing here today. The PDF covers most everything I know about the art and science of estimating the time and cost of software development projects.
At the moment I can’t think of too much to add to the book, as I cover a lot of ground in the book’s Preface, and in its “Three Lessons.” So, without any further ado, here is the download link for the book:
I was looking through this code on Github, which was shared at the 2014 Lambda Conference in Boulder, Colorado this summer, and ran across this for comprehension:
This code may not make much sense without seeing the end result, but ... the following source code shows how to draw lines and arcs in Scala and Java:
This is the view from my home office. I’ll be moving soon, and this is what I’ll miss most.
A guy pretends that he’s gone back to 2004, and tweets what he’d say to Steve Ballmer. (I have no idea why he wants to help Steve Ballmer.) Tweets from this Twitter account.
Scala Notebook is a project on Github that lets you run the Scala REPL in a browser.
Also from this Business Insider article, this is the Taccia Lamp, designed by Achille Castiglioni. He designed it in 1958, and it currently sells for $2,995. The lamp is just over 21 inches tall.
After reading a Vogue interview with Jonathan Ive, I searched for the “Snoopy lamp” that’s mentioned in the article. It turns out that it was designed by Achille Castiglioni. I found this image of the lamp in this Business Insider article. The lamp costs over $1,000.
This is an interesting assessment from this Vogue piece on Jonathan Ive. As a consultant, I’ll also add that people will pay more for great service.
(On a slightly related note, this is my collection of Jonathan Ive design interview quotes.)
This “software featuritis” curve is way too true. It seems like every application goes through this.
