IBM data methodologist Janet Perna takes a look at databases and beyond.
They are at the hub of multi-tier computing, but their definition is still a little muddy.
All-star object-oriented developers teamed up to write a book that zeroes-in on things that kill projects. It's a deep subject -- but one worth digging into.
Developers can offload some work by taking the packaged route, but up-front testing becomes a greater mandate..
What are people using the Unified Modeling Language for? How much of the language is being used? It seems UML is progressing, but subsets are still the order of the day.