Proprietary platforms are increasing fragmentation
The software developers’ dream of “write once, run anywhere” is getting ever harder to achieve, instead of simpler. Because key hardware and software manufacturers are increasingly reverting to the prehistoric, proprietary platform mentality of a bygone age that blatantly disregards the interests of their partners in the iT
The Myth:
Reality: everything needs replacing eventually
preserving data and systems integrity
The temptation to avoid a discretionary iT upgrade can be overwhelming, because we are conditioned to believe: if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Of course, skipping the odd hardware or software generation, or two, is not a bad strategy if you need to save precious time and money, by not
software quality and integrity
Good developers understand the importance of building quality and functionality into a robust first release, while others regard version one simply as a public extension of the beta testing process; their strategy being: ship early/ often and fix on fail. The obvious weakness in such a [...]
The Myth:
Reality: first impressions count so impress the customer