Why Startups Should Not Choose NoSQL
The NoSQL hype is omnipresent. And many startups are tempted to go for Cassandra/MongoDB/HBase/Redis/… . Here I’ll argue why they should rather stick to a SQL solution – MySQL orContinue reading
We Don’t Need No Password Strength Checker
Password strength checkers appear from time to time on web registration forms. But in my opinion they are useless. I’ll justify. Jeff Atwood lists the possible ways to obtain one’sContinue reading
On Domain-Driven Design, Anemic Domain Model, Code Generation, Dependency Injection and More…
Eric Evans has formulated what domain-driven design (DDD) is. Martin Fowler is a great supporter and advocate of DDD. These are remarkable names and it is almost certain they areContinue reading
The Psychology of Voting and Choice (on Stackoverflow and in General)
Voting is at the center of http://stackoverflow.com (a programming Q&A site), and at the center of democracy (at least such are the claims). How and why do people vote? TodayContinue reading
A Month on Stackoverflow
Stackoverflow is a programming Q & A site. There are all sorts of developers’ topics can be asked there, and most of them get answered pretty quickly. I won’t goContinue reading
NoScript and AdBlock plus – Two Sides to Every Story
(If you don’t want to read too much here, check the links below) Recently a lot of crap has been written at many places against NoScript (reddit, slashdot, the addonContinue reading
Content Management Systems – a Bad Idea?
CMS – Content Management Systems are meant to…manage content. So if we need a generally static content, which should be editable by non-technical persons, it is probably a good ideaContinue reading
Why Windows Live Hotmail Is Not Competitive?
Today I had to check an e-mail in my old hotmail account. First of all, a 404 message in the two left frames – I didn’t mind it – theContinue reading
Feed Readers’ View-Styles
Today we have a new version of Google Reader, and here’s why I decided to comment on the ways feeds can be presented. The new version of Google Reader is,Continue reading