Category Archives: IT

Book-Review: Rework from 37signals

Posted on August 3, 2010 by kvoges

The people from 37signals are well known shooting stars in the startup world. Their blogposts are often worth a read and their products pretty well hit the sweet spot. Their latest byproduct is the book Rework. It is a great … Continue reading →

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Adapting a communication approach to SW projects

Posted on August 2, 2010 by kvoges

This weekend I read skim-read the book “Das Kommunikationskonzept” from Klaus Schmidbauer and Eberhard Knödler-Bunte, which is a guidance for developing a communication concept. My sister Verena Voges is using it at a reference. I liked their approach to writing … Continue reading →

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Hacker Monthly

Posted on July 12, 2010 by kvoges

Hacker Monthly worth a read. especially the article  ‘How to Bootstrap’ by Spencer Fry (close to the Lean Startup theme) and programmer’s jargon with my new favourite “Loch Ness Monster Bug” – seen by just one person, not reproducible, … … Continue reading →

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451 CAOS Theory » Why there are no billion-dollar open source companies. Another dream spoiled :(

Posted on June 14, 2010 by kvoges

Why there are no billion-dollar open source companies via 451 CAOS Theory » Why there are no billion-dollar open source companies. And I hoped to make billions with enterprise architecture tool iteraplan. Although it is the first OS tool in … Continue reading →

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Which Java wiki engine should one use within an OpenSource application? XWiki vs. WikiText (Mylyn)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by kvoges

Within the OpenSource EA Tool iteraplan, we think about offering Wiki support in textfields like descriptions of applications or business processes. A search about OpenSource Java Wiki Engines revealed four possible candidates: Radeox: with no real further development going on … Continue reading →

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