Restaurant API?

I like this concept. I could see people doing this because the start up is low. At first glance it doesn’t seem to be a problem about being a viable business model. The question to me seems to be is it profitable enough to warrant a full-time business. The example given of the 20-day-per-year model [...]

The era of free everything is ending?

Well not exactly. But building something and hoping it scales to massive numbers to be funded by advertising is not the big game plan as much any more… or at least it’s changing. Anyway, I just wanted to keep tabs on Hank’s site. Good stuff there.
Why does everything suck?: Web Meets World (a.k.a. Web Meets [...]

Haggling staging a comeback?

I don’t know if it was ever popular in the US. In Asia haggling is standard as it is in many countries. But even in the US it’s getting more popular. Do your research on price first and it can help. As long as you’re not asking for a ridiculous price it might help you [...]

Solo Pair Programming?

Yeah it doesn’t make sense… or does it? How do you get the benefits of review without having that review partner right there? Not easy. This is part of the struggle for many developers who work in a remote office alone. The discussion is good. Oh… back to work!
Extreme Programming For One
Scenario

A lone [...]

2007 Predictions, Round Two – Mashable!

More fun 2007 predictions: widgets – mobile data – social media marketing
2007 Predictions, Round Two – Mashable!:

The predictions for 2007 just keep on coming today, with our blog tag game still bouncing around the blogosphere. Some ideas seem to be coming up repeatedly – widgets, the mobile web, social media marketing – while others are [...]

Six Apart Launches Open Widget Platform

Just how many major widget platforms are there right now?
EContentMag.com: Six Apart Launches Open Widget Platform:
Six Apart, a provider of blogging software and services for individuals and businesses, has launched a new, open widget initiative to expand choice and functionality for TypePad subscribers and readers. Thirty-three widgets are ready that put new interactive features into [...]