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Cognitive Biases that Affect Judgment and Decision MakingCognitive biases are biases in judgment and decision making. We are the sum of our biases, and there’s little chance of eliminating all of them. But by acknowledging them, you may be able to prevent them from causing you to make an unsound decision. Naomi Karten mentions three to be aware of. | 
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Hubbl App's Spacebar Platform Uses Contextual Ads to Promote Apps Hubbl is an app that helps people discover other apps based on their interests. Through partnerships with content distributors, Hubbl’s B2B platform Spacebar will suggest apps based on the subject matter of the webpage the user is looking at—a sort of contextual advertising. Integration! |
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What Google's Move to Blink Means for Web DevelopersSome web developers felt a disturbance in the force when Google recently announced that the Chrome browser will be moving on within the coming months from WebKit to Blink, its new open source rendering engine that’s based on WebKit. Pamela Rentz looks at what this move will mean for web developers. | 
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Why Software Configuration Management Metrics Are ImportantJoe Farah writes about the importance of software configuration (SCM) metrics. Software metrics help us build better software, and SCM metrics help us to better manage the built software. The metrics give you a better handle on what is really going on in your product development environment. | 
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Java 8 Gets 2014 Release Date as Java 7 Patches Continue It's safe to say that Java 7 didn't go quite as smoothly as Oracle wanted since multiple major security flaws have been exposed since its release. Oracle's not taking any chances with the much-anticipated Java 8. They've recently announced a newly delayed March 2014 release date. |
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Four Misconceptions about Agile That Lead to FailureThe barrier to organizational change is always about lack of support from upper management. Many agile transformations fall short or fail because management expectations do not align with the reality of agile. Steve Vaughn explains four misconceptions of agile that can stop a major cultural change. | 
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Why People on Agile Teams Need FeedbackAgile teams work by continually improving, and feedback is essential for agile methods to work well. Giving feedback to your team members and peers is hard, and receiving it is sometimes harder, especially when it’s not delivered with the right amount of thought. | 
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Who—or What—Is a Software Geek? The trouble with calling someone in the software development world a "geek" is that he won't know whether or not you mean it as a compliment. Some fly their geek flag with pride; others bear the mark with shame. What if we added a new, more inclusive and prideful definition? Would it stick? |
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