RE: [issues] Prototype vs. design

1999-12-08 Thread Ian Phillips
>through psuedocode, descriptions, diagrams et al). Example: SSADM has, as >as I have seen, only been used on one project, even though we do a lot of SSADM is used in a lot of government projects, or used to be at any rate. >can claim credit for Z. I've also never [s]een it outside the classr

RE: [issues] Prototype vs. design

1999-12-08 Thread Ian Phillips
>The single best books I have on design and design philosophy are: Tom >DeMarco's Structured Analysis and System Specification I don't know this one . . . > and Fred Brooks' The Mythical Man Month. . . . but this should be required reading of _anybody_ involved in a software or IT project of a

RE: [issues] Pet peeve

1999-12-08 Thread Ian Phillips
> How come DVD (and other cool electronics ads) are so heavily aimed at men? Ahhh, the tyranny of statistics . . . Yours, Ian. #ifndef __COMMON_SENSE__ | Ian Phillips #include | TIBCO Software Inc. #endif| www.TIBCO.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchi

[issues] Re: linux and the gaming industry

1999-12-08 Thread Natalie C. Heinen
Hello, All! Several times, many things have been mentioned about the lack of games in the linux world, which leads to less appeal of linux to the general public. Well, the new Quake III Arena is being put on linux, and apparenly it is being used as a bench mark for future games... (I guess this

Re: [issues] Re: linux and the gaming industry

1999-12-08 Thread Laurel Fan
[Crossposted to and Reply-To set to techtalk (i think. this mailer is strange)] Excerpts from linuxchix: 8-Dec-99 [issues] Re: linux and the .. by "Natalie C. Heinen"@loui > Several times, many things have been mentioned about the lack of games in > the linux world, which leads to less appeal of

[issues] Re: [grrltalk] Linux Magazine Who's Who

1999-12-08 Thread Kara Pritchard
I noticed that! We just picked up LinuxMag last night! All 50 were male! hrmn... On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Deb Richardson wrote: > While the print version of the Linux Magazine Who's Who list didn't > include any women, you can help change that. Linux Magazine has an > online version of the list tha

[issues] Linux Magazine Who's Who

1999-12-08 Thread Deb Richardson
While the print version of the Linux Magazine Who's Who list didn't include any women, you can help change that. Linux Magazine has an online version of the list that includes a place where you can add/nominate people for inclusion: http://www.linux-mag.com/who/lmwho_1.html So, you can make a d