operation forever in comment and analysis

Q&A: James Gosling, 'father of Java'

Comment But always in a way done in a spirit of co-operation. And is Microsoft destined to rule the enterprise forever? Why is Sun's Java going the GPL open source route? Are software development costs doomed to spiral out of control? [19 Mar 2007]

Phil Young

Q&A Running IT in a 24/7 operation and waiting for that dreaded call at 2am in the morning. Last CD bought/downloaded: Forever Faithless - Faithless. What do most people call you? Sir (only joking - Phil is fine). [30 Aug 2005]

Devil's Advocate: Ignore IT change at your peril

Comment But more than that, vendors who consider server-based operation a luxury create problems. Yet the cry forever goes up that top management is not getting value for its IT cash. But, argues Martin Brampton, factoring in incremental pressures on... [23 Nov 2004]

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Hype and Skype

Comment The mode of operation spans the normal fixed/mobile phone behaviour, plus the use of email to establish contact and prompt the use of Skype, iChat, etc. The founders of the Kazaa file-sharing network have hit the headlines with an internet... [21 Apr 2004]

Devil's Advocate: Productivity gains

Comment Is it really the case that however much we attempt to modify processes, we are wasting our time in an established operation? Examples of this abound and it is evident that even companies that seem like top performers find it impossible to stay in... [12 Aug 2003]

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Short-termism of the worst kind

Comment But there is no excuse and no place for short-term stupidity and muddled thinking that damages the long-term operation and viability of any group. Compiled at home after a very long week trying to get the right decisions made inside a large client... [23 Apr 2003]

Devil's Advocate: Is faster better?

Comment When computer access was strictly limited, far more effort went into thinking about the correct operation of a program. It is a cliché to claim the only constant is change and that change is forever speeding up. [19 Mar 2002]

Linux on the desktop: Inevitable?

Comment The internet - itself the product of a certain openness of standards and co-operation - has also fed open source, making easier a form of software development based on virtual communities working together. [24 May 2001]

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