Friday Finds 06 – Software on Hardware, Agile Myths, Eclipse IoT, Ad free with Voice..

Another set of interesting links from Webosphere after a brief hiatus from posting –

• Hardware Hands for Software Fingers [IoT] – A Beginner guide for hobbyist hardware projects
• Agile is Not about Project Management [Agile] – Debunking Agile Myths and Misconceptions. ​Agile has equal or more emphasis on engineering than project management
• New Eclipse IoT Top-level Project​ [IoT] – Eclipse getting in on the IoT space. the Eclipse Board of Directors has formally approved the creation of the Eclipse IoT top-level project
• Block ads in IE 11 for Windows 8 [Productivity] – For IE users, Ad annoyances no more..
• Text To Speech Voice Conversion [Utilities] – Convert text into speech to save your time or if you like to listen the article rather than reading it.

Until Next

Suneet

Friday Finds 04 – 3D Visualization, Java Refactoring, IoT and more

Here’s some friday finds for today –

• MAP Visibility Estimation for Large-Scale Dynamic 3D Reconstruction [Innovation] – A Dome Packed With 480 Cameras Captures Detailed 3D Images In Motion
• Building the Internet of Things – The Open Source Master Plan [IoT] – A Round-Up of SDKs for IoT and Wearables including Google’s Android Wear, Samsung’s Tizen, IBM + Libelium, relayr’s WunderBar, Microsoft Windows on Devices, u-blox + ARM
• Excellent Data Visualization Tools [Utilities] – Data is always useful but it is not easy to comprehend it when it is not presented understandably. This is where data visualization comes in…
• ​The four best refactorings [Programming] – An Interesting look at refactoring code

Suneet

Friday Finds 02 – Shared Purpose, Good Reads and more

 

• Purpose is Good. Shared Purpose is Better (hbr.org) [Project Management]  To understand the power of shared purpose, it’s useful to look at the mission statements of leading companies…
• Every Great Product Owner Needs a Great ScrumMaster [Agile] – The product owner and the ScrumMaster are two separate agile roles that complement each other. This post explains the differences between the two roles
• Best Must-Read Books for Software Engineers [Programming] – CodeBuild selection of must-read software engineering books
• Powerful, Built-In Windows Tools You Might Not Know About [Utilities] – System Information, Memory Diagnostic, Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, Shared Folders

Happy Friday!

Suneet