A summary of four online articles that I have found interesting in the past week. The ‘ghost car’ concept This week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s E&T magazine featured an article showcasing two impressive in-car technologies currently being developed by Jaguar Land Rover. Firstly, the ‘ghost car’ concept demonstrates a dramatically new take on traditional satellite …
The roundup – week 50
A summary of three online articles that I have found interesting in the past week. The benefits of peer review In this article, Jack Ganssle sings the praises of code inspections; citing one study which claims that such inspections are ten to 34 times cheaper than testing. A second study is also cited, which claims that …
The roundup – week 49
A summary of two online articles that I have found interesting in the past week. Software as a medical device The background behind this story is one which already feels very familiar to me: software is becoming increasingly common and increasingly complex in a certain safety related industry, and there is now a need to create a standardised …
The roundup – week 48
A summary of three online articles that I have found interesting in the past week. Outsourcing woes Jack Ganssle recalls the story of an off-site consultant who died unexpectedly, taking crucial business knowledge in the form of source code to the grave with him. The article goes on to offer several pearls of wisdom that could, if taken on board, …