5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 9/16/11
Posted on Fri, Sep 16, 2011
It's Friday and that means it's time for our weekly feature where we search the Web looking for 5 interesting, funny and poignant links for developers and IT Pros.If you missed our other posts this week, Interview with Rackspace CTO John Engates on Cloud Computing and Should You Hop on Microsoft Metro, please check them out now. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing and if you have something to say, please feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think.And here we go with this week's links:10 Essential Differences Between HTML4 and HTML5 - Developer DriveWe all know by now that HTML5 is clearly the future of the web, but what are the key differences between HTML4 and 5? This post tries to sort that out for you.The Four Levels of Agile Requirements - Agile TrainingRequirements may seem like a clear enough word, but everyone from the client to the development team seems to interpret it differently. This post attempts to provide a clear definition of the four types of requirements and includes a handy diagram to help you along.Rapid Systems Provisioning: VMs and Cloud - Input OutputNew tools make provisioning virtual machines in the cloud a heck of a lot easier than in the old days giving you pinpoint control over where, when and how to deploy them.Java Is #1 In OpenSource …And Still Climbing - Adam Bien's WeblogWould you be surprised to learn that Java is the number one choice of open source developers? Check out the graph in this post to see what other options developers are choosing.Stupid, Stupid Client- UX MagazineThe client is always right, even if when they seem totally clueless about their own product.
Bonus Link: File Transfer - xkcd cartoonEven after all these years, it seems Sneaker Net beats all other options for transferring large files. Sad but true cartoon from the always brilliant xkcd.
Photo by Tomma Henckel Used under Creative Commons License.