I’ve worked in technology for twenty years, the past thirteen as a product manager. I’ve gained somewhat of a reputation for being effective at working with software engineers. This skill has earned me a place in history as one of the three greatest product managers of all time.
What's wrong with DateTime anyway?A few times after tweeting about Noda Time, people have asked why they should use Noda Time - they believe that the .NET date and time support is already good enough.
A history of the Amiga, part 1: GenesisThe flag was flying at half-mast when Dave Haynie drove up to the headquarters of Commodore International for what would be the last time. Dave had worked for Commodore at its West Chester, Pennsylvania, headquarters for eleven years as a hardware engineer.
A history of the Amiga, part 2: The birth of AmigaGame consoles and personal computers are not all that different on the inside. Both use a central processing unit as their main engine (the Apple ][, Commodore 64, and the Atari 400/800 all used the same 6502 CPU that powered the original Nintendo and Sega consoles).
A history of the Amiga, part 3: The first prototypeModern chips are designed using high-powered workstations that run very expensive chip simulation software. However, the fledgling Amiga company could not afford such luxuries.
A history of the Amiga, part 4: Enter CommodoreThe company that rescued Amiga in 1984 was the creation of a single man. Born in Poland in 1928 as Idek Tramielski, he was imprisoned in the Nazi work camps after his country was invaded in World War II.
A history of the Amiga, part 5: postlaunch bluesBy July 1985, Commodore had everything going for it. The Amiga computer had been demonstrated in public to rave reviews, and everyone was excited at the potential of this great technology. That's when the problems started.
A history of the Amiga, part 6: stopping the bleedingWhen a corporation is bleeding money, often the only way to save it is to drastically lower fixed expenses by firing staff. Commodore had lost over $300 million between September 1985 and March 1986, and over $21 million in March alone.
A history of the Amiga, part 7: Game on!The Amiga started out its life as a dedicated games machine, and even though it grew into a full computer very quickly, it never lost its gaming side.
Encapsulate What VariesNicholas Cloud is a Software Architect at appendTo and has a real passion for deconstructing business problems, creating abstract, reusable and flexible solutions, and creating awesome software that rocks.
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.