S.Lott-Software Architect

Check out this list of questions on Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bpython%5D+whitespace+syntax About 10% of these a...

Here's what I love -- an argument that can only add cost and complexity to a project. It sounds like this to me: "We need to fragme...

Love this from Gartner. " Gartner Estimates Global 'IT Debt' to Be $500 Billion This Year, with Potential to Grow to $1 Trilli...

Lots of folks like to wring their hands over the Big Vague Concept (BVC™) labeled "security". There's a lot of quibbling. Let...

For years, I've been using Apache POI in Java and XLRD in Python to read spreadsheets. Finally, now that .XLSX and .XLSM files are in ...

Here's a typical problem that results from "SQL Hegemony" -- all data must be in a database, and all access must be via SQL. ...

Sometimes I think we need professional certification in this industry. I supported the ICCP for a long time. In addition to certification...