Leese Internet Technology

Ruby may be the proverbial “diamond in the rough” but I am having difficulty justifying all the mining equipment. I know, the metaphor is weak, but bear with me.

I definitely need to buy a book on it. Examples that I have found on the web have been less than adequate. Having been involved in OO (Object Oriented) programming for almost a decade, the concepts are not foreign to me. What is foreign is the non-programming “feel” to the language that I have already. It “feels” more like a tricky type of shell scripting than a language and it “feels” more like hacking than engineering. I’ll give it time and report back on it, but so far, its uncomfortable.

Search Engine Optimization. Real? or Scam?

My contention is that there are some legitimate additions you can add to your site to help search engines find and navigate your site in order to provide their users with the most relevant results. There are probably tricks, but tricking them really doesn’t benefit you OR your visitors OR the search engine. So what are some things you can do? (more…)

Maybe not ALL things. But there are a ton of things to consider as a freelance programmer or leading programming shop. And a few have come to my attention recently, so that is the driving force of this post.

1. Copyright/Ownership - on this project, who will own the code when it completes?
2. ITAR - Is it legal, and do I have the correct licenses under the US Dept of State Rules and Regs, to sell or exchange this technical data?
3. Programming Language - which one fits this solution?
4. What existing technologies should we use?
5. What custom technologies should we develop in-house?
6. In what areas will the customer experience growth? Engineer your software appropriately.
7. Scalability - set them up for success.

If you are unfamiliar with ITAR, I recommend looking into it if you plan on doing any work overseas, or in the defense industry. You don’t want to get fined.

There are many more things to consider. This list, is just a start.