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Entries from June 26th, 2009

Which browser is fastest?

June 26th, 2009 · View Comments · JavaScript, Web

Depends on how you test fastest. Microsoft claims IE is the fastest browser. Everyone else, and I do mean EVERYONE else says it’s the slowest. So how do people test and how do they get the results they spout off?
Here’s the latest – http://www.codexon.com/posts/a-real-benchmark-real-websites-with-chrome-firefox-opera-safari-ie
This test is about rendering time. It doesn’t emphasize JavaScript, it shows [...]

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Apple-Dell Price Comparison

June 12th, 2009 · View Comments · Computing, Mac

After Apple’s new laptop announcement I was curious about the price difference between Apple and Dell.  I mostly ignored the Windows vs. OS/X value proposition but equated OS/X Leopard with Vista Home Premium (not basic).
Many of the comparisons I’ve seen try to put dollar figures on intangibles like the value of the iLife suite against [...]

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Find your own solutions

June 12th, 2009 · View Comments · Consulting

My first job out of college I was given a development task by my manager.  I went through the requirements and noticed that it wouldn’t be possible to implement them as written.  So I gathered up my materials and walked into my manager’s office.  I explained to her what the issue was and told her [...]

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Make those lazy BA’s write the test scripts

June 12th, 2009 · View Comments · Consulting

Ok, I’m kidding about the lazy part.
But here’s an interesting open source tool - Cucumber. It’s a Behavior Driven Development (BDD) testing framework.
You write the test scripts in plain language:
Feature: Search courses
In order to ensure better utilization of courses
Potential students should be able to search for courses
Scenario: Search by topic
Given there are 240 courses which do [...]

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