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The Gilbane CMS Conference is fascinating for tech leaders due to the various "labs" where vendors demo the features of their Content Management Systems (CMS)...
One of the most interesting things about staying on the cutting edge of technology is always being on the lookout for technology which could change the web.
Like the years before, the organizers, sponsors, and volunteers put on a fantastic event. Two major themes emerged in 2012: automation, and making code more approachable...
Six Feet Up's new package building system, created with Tinderbox and pkgng, is turning into a super time saver by facilitating the deployment of updates...
The Sixie crew is just back from the Plone Symposium 2012 (a.k.a. “PSE”), which was held earlier this week at Penn State University and effectively rekindled our faith in Plone and the Plone Community...
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of exhibiting at the 17th Annual Healthcare Marketing Strategies Summit in Orlando, Florida. It was an interesting year to be there as the healthcare industry is in a serious state of transition...
The healthcare industry is in a period of rapid disruption. Nobody can say with certainty what impact the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) will have...
If you would like to have a great career in QA, and be seen as a Super Hero in your development team, here are 4 critical mantras to keep in mind at all times...
"Time and Materials" contracts ("T&M" in short) are the only sensible structure for sophisticated software development like we work on at Six Feet Up, but only in concert with a project management methodology that reduces risk for clients...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how hard it is to estimate creative projects including sophisticated software development like we work on here at Six Feet Up...
If an auto-mechanic can’t accurately estimate a quick and simple car fix, what hope do software developers have when building something new and complex that’s never been exactly done before?...
Each time you delete a web page, a copy is kept in the database in case you need to get it back later. Over time, the number of unused objects can grow and grow, expanding the memory needed to operate the website, and slowing down operations...
IPython is a powerful interactive Python shell that can be used with Zope to aid in debugging issues. Syntax highlighting, tab completion and code introspection are just a few reasons to use it...