Wednesday February 25, 2004

Nice headphone groove to write code by. I really dig the fifth track, "Shalom Salaam" ...soulful, reggae and a message so pertinent to the days we live in now.

"children are children no matter color or faith"

Peace ( Feb 25 2004, 12:35:28 PM PST ) Permalink


subversion released! It's been a long time coming, but I'm very pleased to hear the announcement that subversion has gone one-dot-oh!

I've been an Apache user for a long time now and interested in WebDAV for years, so it's been with much anticipation that I've watched (from afar, anyway) the subversion project develop. While CVS will likely be in our midst for years to come, it's nice to know that a robust source control alternative (other than Perfor$e) is ready to roll.

Someday, real soon maybe, I'm going to setup a subversion repository for personal use as well as for publishing code. Putting it on my TODO list now... ( Feb 25 2004, 12:29:13 PM PST ) Permalink


Much Ado About Outsourcing Vivek Paul seems to be the annointed spokesman for India's outsourcing industry. Last week he was the lead protagonist in an eWeek piece The Offshore Proposition. In the current issue, eWeek has him again in a two page interview. The most interesting thing is an excerpt in the response to the last question ("Your advice for the 40-year-old engineer here in Silicon Valley whose job has been outsourced?"). Paul is optimistic about the prospects of US engineers who are, "...pushing the edge of innovation" but then goes on to say:

"If your job involves sitting in a cubicle and not talking to anyone else, you are at risk. Get yourself into a role that is more attached to the customers or suppliers and is on the cutting edge of innovation."

Milton