Pulse

  • If you have worked on a failed software project, what was the main reason for the failure?
    Lack of user involvement
    No executive support
    Lack of/Unclear business objectives
    Large (or no) milestones
    Changing/Unclear requirements
    Inexperienced project management
    Incompetent/unskilled team members
    Improper (or lack) of planning
    No ownership of the project
    Marketplace/Competitor changes
    Unrealistic Schedules
    Inappropriate Staffing
    Lack of success metrics
    Poor training and documentation
    Believing in Magic
    Other
 

BDN News
  • Borland Developer Studio 2006 Update 1
  • What's new in Delphi 2006
  • Together features in Delphi 2006 and C#Builder 2006
  • BDNtv: Tod Nielsen, CEO Address, 2005 Borland Developer Conference
  • Borland® Delphi® 2006 and C++Builder® 2006
  • Together 2006 Demonstrations


  • 31 Jan CIO Magazine: Taming the Wild Child of IT - Application Development
    Brian Kilcourse, in a recent CIO Magazine article , validates many of the themes of Borland's Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) vision.
    24 Jan eclipse.org: Introducing the GMF Runtime
    Frederic Plante (IBM) talks about the Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF) runtine architecture and benefits.
    23 Jan Delphi 2006 US Launch Tour
    Additional dates and locations across the US
    23 Jan Borland Blog: recent BDS live scripting posts by Adam...
    Adam Markowitz has posted several live scripting articles on his blog this month - take a look
    17 Jan BDNtv: DevCon 05 presentation recordings
    Watch the available recorded DevCon 05 speaker sessions now, or download them for later viewing
    06 Jan Getting Started using Apache Derby in JBuilder - by Lori Olson
    Using the Apache Derby database involves a lot of setup and configuration. In this article, you will be guided, step-by-step, through the process of installing, configuring, and finally using Derby with one of the JBuilder JDBC sample applications.
    05 Jan The New Memory Manager In BDS 2006 - by Pierre le Riche
    The memory manager was updated in Delphi 2006 with a faster and more feature rich version. This article explains the differences between the previous and current memory manager and how to leverage the new functionality.
    03 Jan EclipseZone: Why you should use the Eclipse RCP
    Article written by J. Aaron Farr, that shows you (In 10 Minutes) why you should use the Eclipse RCP for your application development.
    03 Jan JavaWorld.com: New features added in the Servlet 2.5 specification
    JavaWorld.com article describes JSR 154 Expert Group maintenance update to theServlet specification
    27 Dec 2005 Review: A First Look at (Borland Developer Studio) Delphi 2006
    Zarko Gajic reviews Delphi 2006 on about.com
    27 Dec 2005 Together features in Delphi 2006 and C#Builder 2006
    Read about some of the Together features for Delphi and C# in Borland Developer Studio 2006
    16 Dec 2005 BDNtv: Simple Compact Framework development with Borland Developer Studio 2006
    Tim Jarvis introduces Compact Framework development in this episode
    14 Dec 2005 Open Tools API Contest Winners Announced
    Make sure you have your towel ready... And by all means... DON'T PANIC!
    12 Dec 2005 What's new in Delphi 2006
    Read this article for an overview of new features in Delphi 2006, part of Borland Developer Studio
    02 Dec 2005 BDNtv: Profiles in Together 2006
    Watch Ian Buchanan create a custom profile in Together 2006
    02 Dec 2005 BDNtv: BPMN to BPEL for web services in Together 2006
    Watch Ian Buchanan demonstrate the ease of generating BPEL for Web Services directly from BPMN diagrams in Together 2006
    01 Dec 2005 Borland Partner discs are online
    The partner CD submissions for Borland's latest IDE products are available for download, including BDS 2006 and JBuilder 2006
    29 Nov 2005 From Delphi 7 to BDS 2006 - Comprehensive components list - by Serge Dosyukov
    Are you planning to move your code from prior version of Delphi or C++ Builder into BDS 2006?? Check this chart for details about component availability.
    28 Nov 2005 BDNtv: Borland Developer Studio 2006 Presentation, 2005 Borland Developer Conference
    Watch Michael Swindell, Director of Product Management, Allen Bauer, Chief Scientist, and David Intersimone present and demonstrate Borland Developer Studio 2006 at the 2005 Borland Developer Conference.
    17 Nov 2005 Transparency in Development: An Open Letter to the C++ Development Community
    An update on our C++Builder progress, the Technology Preview of the C/C++ personality in Borland Developer Studio 2006, and a heads-up on what to expect in the next few months.
    17 Nov 2005 BDNtv: Boz Elloy General Session, "SDO, Solutions and Architectural Iniatives", 2005 Borland Developer Conference
    Watch Boz Elloy, Senior Vice President of Software Products, give the Wednesday keynote at the 2005 Borland Developer Conference.
    10 Nov 2005 BDNtv: Tod Nielsen, CEO Address, 2005 Borland Developer Conference
    Watch the 2005 Borland Developer Conference General Session presentations by Borland's new President and CEO Tod Nielsen, Chief Marketing Officer Rick Jackson, and Chief Evangelist David Intersimone.
    07 Nov 2005 Borland® Delphi™ Roadmap
    See what Borland has planned for Delphi up to the year 2007
    31 Oct 2005 BDNtv: Overview of ECO III in Borland Developer Studio 2006
    Get an introduction to the major new features of Model Driven Development in ECO III, only in Borland Developer Studio 2006
    27 Oct 2005 Delphi 2006 US Launch Tour
    Get ready for the Delphi 2006 launch tour across the US!
    24 Oct 2005 BDNradio - The 24 hours of DeXter (audio recordings)
    Listen to (or download) the presentations and interviews from the "24 hours of DeXter". DeXter is the R&D project name for Delphi 2006, C++Builder 2006, and C#Builder 2006 which are offered together as part of Borland Developer Studio 2006.
    21 Oct 2005 BDNtv: Overview of Together in Delphi 2006
    Watch this BDNtv episode for an overview of full Together support for Delphi
    21 Oct 2005 BDNtv: ECO is Child's Play
    Alexandra Jarvis, an 11 year old 5th grader from Melbourne, Australia, builds a homework tracking application with ECO III and DeXter
    18 Oct 2005 BDN News - October 2005 - monthly developer newsletter
    This article contains the October 2005 monthly BDN newsletter. BDN members who have selected the "BDN News" checkbox in their profile receive this email each month.
    14 Oct 2005 BDNtv: ASP.NET Role-based Authorization
    Learn about ASP.NET User-Role based Authorization and designing a real-world example using ECO II
    12 Oct 2005 Managing Change through OOAD by Ken Sipe
    Understanding the behavior of objects and answering tough questions like “what is the likelihood of change?” are critical in designing applications that will last “longer than the first vision”.
    10 Oct 2005 Press Release: Borland® Delphi® 2006 and C++Builder® 2006
    Enhanced development environments offered as part of Borland Developer Studio, Borland’s multi-language developer environment for Microsoft Windows and .NET. Products deliver key new features to speed Windows® and .NET application delivery.
    08 Oct 2005 BDNtv: Overview of C++Builder in Borland Developer Studio 2006
    Watch this brief introduction of some of the major new features in C++Builder 2006
    06 Oct 2005 BDNradio: 8 Hours of InterBase replay
    Listen to the replay of the BDNradio broadcast of 8 hours on InterBase
    06 Oct 2005 Borland® Delphi® Takes Home ‘Best GUI’ in Software Development Readers’ Choice Awards
    Press Release
    06 Oct 2005 Delphi 2005 Reviewer's Guide
    The complete Microsoft Windows development solution
    04 Oct 2005 BDNradio: JBuilder 2006 launch chat
    Listen to the audio replay of the live chat discussing the new features of JBuilder 2006
    04 Oct 2005 BDNradio: Validating your model in Together 2006 chat log
    Listen to the audio replay of the live chat with Rich Gronback on model validation with Together 2006
    04 Oct 2005 BDNradio: MDA and QVT in Together 2006 replay
    Listen to the audio replay of the live chat with Karl Frank on MDA and QVT in Together 2006
    04 Oct 2005 BDNradio: The many uses of OCL in Together 2006
    Listen to the audio replay of the live chat with Dan Massey on OCL in Together 2006
    03 Oct 2005 BDNRadio: DeXter and the Delphi roadmap
    Listen to the audio replay of Michael Swindell discussing DeXter, the next Delphi release, and the Delphi roadmap
    03 Oct 2005 QualityCentral reports fixed in DeXter
    You can track the progress of fixes in DeXter, the next Delphi release, by using QualityCentral
    01 Oct 2005 CNET News.com: Interview with Scott Arnold
    Scott Arnold, Borland CEO, is interviewed by CNET News.com. Arnold talks about ALM, JBuilder, Delphi, Eclipse, and more.
    22 Sep 2005 Delphi and Microsoft's Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
    Danny Thorpe, Borland Delphi Chief Scientist, discusses Microsoft's LINQ (Language Integrated Query) project and what it means for Delphi