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Software Development and the Construction Analogy

medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Dan Vanderboom has a thoughtful post up about software development methods. I especially like his takedown of the building construction analogy that is overused and abused in the world of software development: […] this is […]

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10 Keys to Successful SW Dev: #9 Respect the Process

medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Software Development is difficult to get right. According to the latest figures, only 32% of software development projects are successful, and 43% of the features developed are not used. We’ve been successfully developing software for […]

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Exactly What are Wireframes?

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Wireframes are the bare-bones schematic of the presentation layer for an application or web site. They are the visual interpretation of the user and business needs for any given feature. At a basic level, they […]

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Contrasting Apple's & Microsoft's Product Strategy

Product Strategy

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Daring Fireball had another insightful article on the contrasting product strategies of Microsoft and Apple last week. Well worth a read in its entirety if you’re thinking about your own product strategy. A few observations […]

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Design Documentation

agile, Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. A few years ago, I worked on a team that was trying to move the business side away from the waterfall method into more of an agile approach so there wouldn’t be such a disconnect […]

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Real Testing Example, Part Two

agile, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. What with upward of two people saying nice things about last week’s post, I’ve decided to keep going with part two of a look at some real testing code. Most code-heavy tutorials show the code […]

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A Real Testing Example

agile, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. As sort-of promised in last week’s post, I’m going to work through a real-world test example, with an eye toward explaining how and why I tested the way I did. Hopefully, I’ll be able to […]

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Usability Issues for Deaf Users

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Working on a project involving deaf users made me curious to learn more about this group, the issues they face with language, and how that can affect how we design software and online experiences for […]

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Agile Fundamentals: The Feedback Loop

agile

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. — John Wooden photo credit: mister b 1138 A few weeks ago I had a discussion with some colleagues on the adoption of Agile […]

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How to learn a new programming language or framework

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. While never untrue, it is more of a necessity now, that a programmer should know more than just one language or framework. After being a focussed Java/J2EE developer for a long time since college, in […]

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37 Signals on Launching Softly

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Over at Signal vs. Noise, sound advice on the advantages of launching softly: … You don’t need a big bang – slow evolution is what you want. Unless you absolutely must “open wide,” abandon the […]

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Adjusting RPF Processes for Agile Development

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Agile development, when done right, results in better software at a lower cost. More and more companies are coming to this conclusion, but most are struggling with how to adjust their RFP and Governance processes […]

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