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by Richard Morris | 02 July 2009 |

1 comment |

It is difficult to begin to estimate the huge extent of the contribution that Niklaus Wirth has made to IT as it exists today. Although now retired for ten years, he remains a abiding influence on the design of computer languages. It is likely that the first... Read more...

To Boldly Ask IT for Development Work

by Phil Factor | 22 June 2009 |

12 comments |

Phil has always been mystified by the way that, in Science-Fiction films, the crew of space-ships are able to reprogram their ships' computers in order to respond to emergencies, needing no more than a brief klip...klop...klip on the keyboard to effect a huge... Read more...

TITLE	PUBLISHED	VOTES
Green Enterprise	17 June 2009	7 votes

Craig Newmark: Geek of the Week	15 June 2009	25 votes

Smelly Code	10 June 2009	5 votes

Raw Materials: Being and Knowing	03 June 2009	14 votes

Ken Blanchard meets the One Minute Reporter	28 May 2009	20 votes

The Book 'Confessions of an IT Manager'	27 May 2009	14 votes

Raw Materials: Disapproval	20 May 2009	6 votes

TITLE

PUBLISHED

RATING

VOTES

Green Enterprise

17 June 2009

7 votes

Craig Newmark: Geek of the Week

15 June 2009

25 votes

Smelly Code

10 June 2009

5 votes

Raw Materials: Being and Knowing

03 June 2009

14 votes

Ken Blanchard meets the One Minute Reporter

28 May 2009

20 votes

The Book 'Confessions of an IT Manager'

27 May 2009

14 votes

Raw Materials: Disapproval

20 May 2009

6 votes

Tony Davis

Tony Davis is the editor of Simple Talk. He is an experienced technical editor who has previously worked for Wrox Press and Apress. When not staring at the screen Tony supports Chelsea Football club and has a penchant for real ales.

Phil Factor

Phil Factor (real name withheld to protect the guilty), aka Database Mole, has 25 years of experience with database-intensive applications. Despite having once been shouted at by a furious Bill Gates at an exhibition in the early 1980s, he has remained resolutely anonymous throughout his career. See also :

The Phrenetic Phoughts of Phil Factor

Damon Armstrong

Damon Armstrong is a senior architect with Cogent Company in Dallas, Texas, and author of Pro ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming. He specializes in Microsoft technologies with a focus on web application design using ASP.NET. When not staying up all night coding, he can be found playing disc golf, softball, working on something for Carrollton Young Life, or recovering from staying up all night coding.