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Have a Need for Speed? Move to a Gigabit Internet City Do you pine for the ultrafast Internet service that fiber-to-the-X promises? Instead of DSL service or cable connections, imagine not only your development efforts but online music, movies, and games streaming more than one hundred times faster than the speed of broadband. It's in the Gig City. |
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Field Testing Software: Boon and BaneOver the years the technology industry has accepted field testing as an important step in gaining confidence that a product is ready for launch. This is especially true for certain disciplines, as the consequences of software flaws can be grave. But is field testing always possible and a boon? | 
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When Smart People Do Dumb ThingsSmart people obviously do a lot of smart things or they wouldn’t be considered smart people. But smart people sometimes do dumb things too. Naomi Karten gives us the rundown on what causes otherwise intelligent people to behave in foolish ways. | 
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Use Session-Based Testing to Structure Exploratory Testing Session-based testing is a framework to support exploratory testing. Brendan Quinn provides an introduction to session-based testing—from its creation by James and Jonathan Bach to project tools that can assist with session-based testing. |
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The Difference between Outcome and Output in Product DevelopmentTo be successful in product development, we must minimize the number of product features while also delivering what the customer will like. In other words, product development success is governed by our ability to maximize the “outcome” rather than “output” of product development. | 
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A Good User Experience Starts with Excellent RequirementsAdrian Reed highlights the importance of creating solid requirements in order to create a good user experience. Techniques discussed include engaging users early in the requirements cycle; stakeholder identification, categorization, and management; and process identification and modeling. | 
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The Myths and Realities of CreativityAre you creative? Most people, if asked, say they’re not—but they’re wrong. One of the most common myths about creativity is that only artists, writers, and musicians are creative. Another myth is that creativity depends entirely on the person and not on the person’s environment. |
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February Coding News Roundup In this roundup of coding news, we learn that the US arm of mobile device maker HTC got in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission, a new study says that software vulnerabilities were up in 2012 after a five-year lull, and a scientist built a programming language based on Arabic scripts. |
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