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Tor Norbye (Google), Carl Quinn (Netflix), Dick Wall (Locus Development/Escalate), Joe Nuxoll (Tesla Motors)

Sat, 5 June 2010

Java Posse #310 - Roundup '10 - Design vs Engineering

Roundup '10 - Design vs Engineering

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Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2010 in Crested Butte, CO. A discussion about the schism between design and engineering, and how it can be bridged.

RIA - Rich Internet Applications
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Internet_application
Gnome (Sun involvment - options)
- http://developers.sun.com/solaris/articles/gnome.html
GConf
- http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/
Focus follows mouse on the mac
- http://macdevelopertips.com/tools-utilities/terminal-focus-follows-mouse.html
User centered design
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design
- http://www.upassoc.org/usability_resources/about_usability/what_is_ucd.html
User centered design books (check with Cooper)
- http://www.amazon.com/User-Centered-Design-Integrated-Karel-Vredenburg/dp/0130912956/
  ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275756274&sr=8-3
SME (Subject Matter Expert)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject_matter_expert
- http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sme.html
A/B (or multivariate) testing
Google web site optimizer
- http://www.google.com/websiteoptimizer
Basalmiq
- http://www.balsamiq.com/
Normalization of Tables (Database)
- http://www.databasejournal.com/sqletc/article.php/1428511/Database-Normalization.htm
Personas
- http://www.uie.com/articles/personas/
API - Application Programming Interface
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface
Test driven development
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development
iPhone OS
- http://www.google.com/images?q=iphone+os&um=1&ie=UTF-8
Paradox for Windows
- http://www.techtricks.com/paradox/resources/websites.php
GMail
- http://mail.google.com
Continuous integration
- http://martinfowler.com/articles/continuousIntegration.html

Thanks

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Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
Theme Music:
- Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
  - written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
  - Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
  - Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
- Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall

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