During the MAX 2009 conference, Duane Nickull was interviewed by DZone on the subject of RIA architectures. As an architect, I appreciated Duane’s comments about the responsibility of architects, versus developers, where RIAs are concerned (e.g. focusing on and valuing interaction design and user experience, distilling key business requirements by working closely with those the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Inspiration'
Adobe LiveCycle ES2
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Inspiration, Smart clients, Technology
If you’re at the Adobe MAX conference this week, then you already know: Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 2 has launched.
And judging by the attendance at the pre-conference session on LiveCycle, there’s significant interest in building user-centric applications in the enterprise–exactly what LiveCycle ES2 is designed to unleash!
As you will see on the main LiveCycle site, [...]
In Pursuit of Elegance
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, Ideas, Inspiration, Non-fiction, Reading
Last month I read In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing and am finally posting my thoughts on this book by Matthew May.
First of all, it’s a well-written book that applies its message to itself.
I’m glad that I found it after my previous read, since it covers similar ground in places [...]
Outliers
December 4th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Ideas, Inspiration, Lessons, Life, Non-fiction, Open source, Random, Site
Since reading Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking and The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, I’ve been looking forward to Malcolm Gladwell’s next book. Outliers: The Story of Success didn’t disappoint, and I recommend reading it yourself.
As the book’s title suggests, Gladwell’s text is about success and outliers; however, [...]
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Imagination
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Inspiration, Life
Kids are the best. This evening at the dinner table my six year old son offered an outstanding definition for imagination without actually saying the word:
“When you close your eyes, you can see pictures. When you open your eyes, they go poof.”
To this I might add that vision is the ability to see the pictures [...]
