MeSDA Annual Conference
15 November 2002
Keeping our eyes open
and honestly evaluating our efforts are the two best practices which are central
to good software development. In this session, Jesse and Christian will detail
some of the best practices they find useful in their work. Jesse will describe
how to get the best value from a postmortem analysis of a project. Christian
will share three tips for better software development: document, enforce,
and review.
Presenters:
First Principles: Christian Ratliff, DeLorme
Post-mortem Analysis: Jesse Chunn, Standard IO (original presentation)
Too many user interfaces
look great as a demonstration, but are not really usable for those people
who must work with them. In this session you will learn how to work with
end users in the system design and development process to ensure that the
resulting systems are truly functional, and that they implement a well-understood
model of the user's world. Arthur Fink draws on his experience in organization
consulting, cognitive psychology, humanistic training, and commercial photography
to present a model of user-centered system development.
Presenter:
Arthur Fink, Arthur Fink Consulting
A business and technology
related contrast of Java to C#. Where do they stand with documentation quality
or size of the third-party library market? The speakers will share some
of their experiences gleaned from hands on experience and spark a lively
discussion of the contest between JAVA and C# in software development.
Presenters:
C#: Paul Stubbs,
UNUMProvident, (original presentation)
Java: Jeff Hoffman,
Starlit Software,
Christian Ratliff / cratliff@lily.org
/ 13 November 2002, 2:34 pm