Following on from last week’s thoughts - a more general ramble on the “appearance” of tools of today and how CA-Gen stacks up. We all know how dated the user interface of Gen looks - but does that really affect its productivity ? It certainly affects its image, which pobably in turn affects its’ take-up. Users [...]
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "CA-Gen". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!
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Does anyone remember this: This was the “Certified Cool” logo that Sterling Software introduced in 1998 to allow people to get certified in Gen a-la Cisco or Microsoft Certification. As far as I remember there was one level of certification - you either had it or you didn’t. Not long after the CA takeover the programme was pulled. It [...]
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One of the most prolific CA Smart Partners (Jumar Solutions ) has updated their website with complete new look - Go and check it out !! Why am I “plugging” a company in this blog entry rather than waxing lyrical about Gen ? First of all, let me say that I have no connection with the company, save [...]
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It seems to me that over the last few years, the reliance on source code has decreased. To explain this further - most aplications today seem to be cobbled together, or “assembled” from components. This fills me with dread, simply because while there are people that can quite simply fit components together, and craft some [...]
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