SD Magazine

SD Secure Start March 2006

WatchFire’s AppScan 6.0; Product Review: Standing Guard; 2006 Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award; Sun Patches 7 Critical Java Runtime Bugs; Quantum Cryptography Research Advances and IBM Research May Extend Moore's Law; New Ada Standard on the Horizon

Unified or Domain-Specific Modeling Languages?

In This Issue: Unified or Domain-Specific Modeling Languages?; Book Review: "The Wisdom of Crowds"; Hot Links

Deadline: Mobile Champions

Nokia looks for the best of its developers. Also, think alike with a new Feature Funhouse and check out Amazon’s top 10 on MDA.

Feedback

In which our readers both praise and criticize PSP, make the case for CASE tools and query Sun's click-thru license.

Timewarp: Diary-Based Engineering

Ten years ago, text-based systems defined today's products. Today, Andy Dent revisits ten years of thinking out loud.

Comment: Don't Jump In Blind

Eclipse's rich ecosystem is still evolving to respond to the risks associated with a free platform. You must know why, how and when developers use Eclipse tools.

Interface: Emergency Exit

Assuming that great minds think alike, see which experts you agree with about the three most valuable "classics" to have on your bookshelf. Which ones can't they live without?

The Craftsman: Squaring the Circle

Jerry teaches Avery and Alphonse about the relationship between the number of dependencies and the number of classes in a cycle. But why should they care?

The Agile Edge: Eclipse Blocker Project

While short, daily stand-up meetings are a far more effective way of communicating status than written reports, many traditional managers still insist on documentation.

C-Level Secrets: Frequent Flyer

Weariness reigns when I'm duty-bound to shuttle back and forth between Epsilon’s development center and field office. Still, the trips are well worth the hassle.

Book Review: Come, Let's Play

David Harel and Ramy Marelly wrap scenarios into sequence-like diagrams to describe interactions with other systems. Can they shift our perspective on programming?

Product Review: VS 2005 Team System

Lifecycle management meets IDEs as Microsoft enters the fray with its Visual Studio Team System, upping the ante in an already competitive market.

New & Noteworthy: And the Scales Fell From Java's Eyes

Try Terracotta's new products to pump up performance without rewriting any code, and Sun's Java Studio Creator 2 is a free download that streamlines Web app development for J2EE. Also, two new tomes shed light on grid computing and IT defense.

Special Guide-MDA and UML Tools: CASE 2.0—or the Developer's Dream

The quest for model-driven application development that drives model-to-code and model-to-model transformation still needs some work, but the MDA products out there show huge promise.

Interview: Inside the Microsoft Modeling Team

Members of Microsoft's Modeling Team speak with Software Development magazine about Visual Studio Team System's modeling tools and Microsoft's thoughts about modeling in general.

Build It In, Dont Trowel It On

Build It In, Don’t Trowel It On; SSH Kerberos Authentication Using GSSAPI and SSPI; Hot Link

Deadline: The Knowledge You Need

Conference Director Nicole Garbolino previews SD West 2006, and Software Development reviews Ron Patton's latest testing tome. Plus, find your new IT alias with Feature Funhouse, and check out the best-selling books on corporate compliance on Amazon.com.

Feedback

In which our readers continue to fret over outsourcing, comment on Allen's Getting Things Done and continue to kvetch about Cantt charts.

Comment: Doing Things Right

What do AJAX, democracy and treating your user well have in common? More than you'd think. Find the answer in Web 2.0 and in using the Web the right way.

Interface: Innovation Ahead?

A reader takes me to task for prognosticating a for-profit future for open source software. Instead, challenges await both the tool vendors and tool users.