Monthly Archives: May 2017

The power of mathematics in government

Posted on May 25, 2017 by DocDock

DEBT This is a word that you rarely hear mentioned much by politicians especially if they are campaigning for office.  Oh, sure you might hear something about how they will fix the deficit.  The deficit that the other guys have allowed … Continue reading →

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… and because perception matters

Posted on May 20, 2017 by DocDock

“I am from the government and i am here to help”                                             Ronald Reagan It has certainly been a while … Continue reading →

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professionalism in IT … at the movies

Posted on May 17, 2017 by DocDock

My first boss was a real ball-breaker.  He had a very good idea of what was possible with computers, what the users might need and how to achieve that.   He could have literally done it all himself except there were … Continue reading →

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Is Agile development the Emperors new clothes

Posted on May 9, 2017 by DocDock

I had the opportunity to take a class on Agile development recently, Scrum, and it was a fascinating way of doing development. I have been pretty lucky over my career that I have not been dragged through a lot of … Continue reading →

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Restful services in Java – 360 degree of restful client

Posted on May 3, 2017 by DocDock

Always try and use the most appropriate tool for the task.  The Apache HTTP server or web server is a program for serving the html web pages to the client who requests them. Tomcat is a application server that is actually … Continue reading →

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