The book will cover the following writings that have become famous on Bricklin's blog: Most Talked Aboutsuch as Using the original Napster as an example ofa manually-filled database that has found a way to use volunteer labor such that normal use increases its value. Industry guru Tim O'Reilly has written that this essay includes some of the seminal insights that shaped his thinking. Included are some of Mr. Bricklin's related later observations of how instead of making you feel bad for ‘only’ doing a job 99% of the time, a well designed system makes you feel good for doing it just 1% of the time. Why Johnny can't program: An exploration of different ways to interact with a computer program and how that can affect acceptance of a system. New Perspectivessuch as Interview with Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki. Excerpts from an interview Mr.Bricklin did with Mr. Cunningham exploring the invention of the wiki. More ona controversial piece in the fall of 2007 entitled: Gestures, the iPhone, andStandards: A Developer's Questions Digital photography, pluses, perils and pitfalls Microsofts vanishing market-VISTA overboard, etc. The Classicssuch as History of VisiCalc (which Bricklin co-invented) How VisiCalc came about and why it was special. Includes photos. Software That Lasts 200 Years: A discussionof an ecosystem for software development that better meets the needs of the long-term needs of society than a typical prepackaged software company.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-40237-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés