Daily Tech Digest by Kannan Subbiah

August 09, 2012

The Superhero in a CIO
Apparently, movies such as The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers provide valuable insights on leadership traits that CIOs can borrow and implement them in order to tackle the complications in their everyday operations.

Collaboration 101
Unfortunately, most CEOs/ CXOs think that if they just buy collaboration technology, a miracle will happen, and they will become collaborative organizations and CEOs/ CXOs think that ensuring collaboration in an organization is the responsibility of the CIO.

Intel Invests into Motion-Sensing Technology Developer.
Movea, a leading designer of motion-sensing technologies, has received funding in the amount of €6.5 million ($8.044 million) led by Intel Capital, together with existing Investors iSource and GIMV. Movea develops motion sensing intelligence designed for software, embedded and semiconductor solutions that are used inside the consumer electronic products and applications geared towards sports, fitness and health. Eventually, Movea's technologies may find themselves inside Intel's own solutions.

Approach Virtualization Management Platform Selection With Careful Eye
In a fairly recent blog, I was asked to clarify what I meant by a "careful eye" in the evaluation and selection of virtualization management platforms. (Thanks, Laurie Head, vice president, AIS Network Cloud Hosting.) A "careful eye" means buying software, not services; walking before running; documenting requirements; and taking advantage of how the software industry has changed for the better.

Little girl gets new arms from a 3-D printer
What makes this plastic version of WREX useful for kids is that it’s light, made from the same plastic that LEGO bricks are made from, and it’s easy to produce a custom model. SImply design, and print. And replacement parts are no problem, so as the child grows, new pieces can be printed to fit their bodies.

Does your email address say you're a rube?
Opinions are often formed by many subtle factors. A social media manager has to be well-connected, and certainly seem current on all the new technologies and trends. You might have a good Klout rating, you might have a lot of Facebook friends, and you might even have four or five digits worth of Twitter followers.

Microsoft to sell police analytics toolkit, with New York taking 30pc cut
The software giant has co-developed a 'Domain Awareness System' alongside New York law enforcement and counterterrorism authorities, and intends to sell it to cities around the world

Microsoft opens Office and Sharepoint up to web developers
With the next release of Office and SharePoint, developers can build add-ons that run in Windows Azure (or Amazon, or other clouds.) A bigger question is when Office and SharePoint themselves will make the transition into Microsoft’s multi-billion-dollar cloud. Microsoft still isn’t saying.

Wearable technology market to exceed $6B by 2016
In four years, the market for wearable wireless devices is expected to achieve minimum revenues of $6 billion, according to new research from IHS iSuppli subsidiary IMS Research.

Mobile computing and the demise of the desktop
Patrick Gray discusses some factors that might spell the end of the desktop as we know it. Do you think tablets will eventually replace the traditional desktop?

Quote for the day:
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." ~John Quincy Adams

August 08, 2012

Agile development costly, confusing: Report
A report by Voke Inc. found that companies do not understand costs of rework and cannot identify clear benefits of agile. But an agile consultant says the study shows a "fundamental misunderstanding" of what agile is

Do procurement processes allow Agile software delivery?
Longer projects run, higher likelihood of project failure. One of the moves in recent times to reduce complexity in software development is to adopt Agile delivery approaches. The desire to build confidence and leave tangible benefits even if projects are cancelled has provided further impetus to adoption of Agile practices.

Plextor M5 Pro solid-state drive
CNET Review says: Fast and compatible with all systems, the Plextor M5 Pro would be a great solid-state drive for anyone who can afford it

How to Be a More Reliable Professional
Unreliability was recently identified as the number one career-limiting habit and it’s no surprise. After all, if the people you work for (and with) can’t depend on you, what purpose do you serve?Truth be told, unreliable people are actually dangerous to the success of the entire team.

Forrester: Bump the HTML5 effort; this isn't 2011 anymore
We're not living in 2011 anymore. This is 2012, where HTML5 can spread its wings and stretch out, thinks Forrester

New Healthcare Ecosystem Requires New Collaboration Approaches
In reading a recent article published by PharmaExec on Innovative Contracting, it was encouraging to see continued discussion within Life Sciences arena that strives to address the needs of their customers, the payers and providers.

Google spreadsheets gains lockdown feature
Google has added a new feature to its spreadsheet product that enables users to lock down particular sections. According to Google, the feature, called Protected Ranges, is intended to stop cells being modified accidentally when several users are working on the same spreadsheet.

Two Leadership Models
In leadership, there are two distinct organizational models. Since few things are quite so black-and-white, we might consider them to be two ends of a continuium, with a virtually limitless number of stops between the two

Google’s self-driving car: A long road, but now 300,000 miles shorter
Google’s self-driving car may have sounded like the stuff of fantasy and The Jetsons not so long ago, but the company is famed for getting its teeth into a number of frankly odd and fun projects. The new car is no exception — and it seems Google’s engineers aren’t doing too bad a job either.

On learning enterprise-architecture
How someone can become a consummate generalist without getting insane as there is lot out there to learn because EA is the architecture of the enterprise? How do someone bring focus(Focus to not to focus on particular thing)? How do I create a specialist in me who is generalist?

Quote for the day:

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~Mark Twain

August 07, 2012

Offshoring: Why it’s an opportunity, not a threat
IT industry experts in the UK argue that offshoring shouldn’t be viewed simply as a threat to domestic jobs but as an opportunity to join a global workforce.

Over 150% performance improvement in unified threat management
As next-generation UTMs, the New WatchGuard XTM 5 Series sports the fastest throughput in its price class without sacrificing security efficacy, manageability and ease of use.

ROI Calculator : Multi-tenant Maturity Model 2 & 4, with and without celloSaaS
On a specific request from one of our customers, we recently did a detailed analaysis of the various alternatives of building and migrating a SaaS application on .NET, their relative costs and TCO.

Enterprise Mobility is Driving a Lot of Change in the Enterprise
Enterprise mobility acts as strategic information and is driving a lot of change in the enterprise kind of converging in what consumers use and what the enterprise use from the mobility perspective.

The Dictatorship of BYOD
In response to the question "What causes data leaks onto public clouds," the answer was a predictable, "BYOD and personal decision-making by employees." It should be noted that not a single person checked off the box for "There is no data leakage onto public clouds.

Is Working From Home Right for You?
Wondering if you fit the profile of a work-at-home entrepreneur? Think you’d be able to survive the days of unstructured time and day-long freedom? This quick self-assessment should help guide your decision on whether working from home is right for you.

Beyond passwords: Biometrics continue to evolve
The second issue is that while it’s hard to reproduce your fingerprint or your iris, it’s not impossible. Many researchers over the years have shown various ways to bypass some of the biometrics used in security systems, whether it’s by creating fake hands using a mold, or tricking iris scans.

Beyond the smartphone: Emerging platforms that developers should target next
From the car to the living room, technologies and markets are quickly evolving to offer lucrative possibilities for programming pioneers

Big Data Point Counterpoint II
Consultants/pundits Marc Demarest and Mark Madsen squared off as the disciple and the bomb tosser to big data’s business reality check, a mock trial of legitimacy full of hyperbole meant to entertain more than to define either man’s belief system (which they did eventually get around to).

Amazon: UK now buying more e-books than print books
Two years after the Kindle was launched in the UK, Amazon's customers there are now buying more e-books than printed books. In the US, the distance between the Kindle release and that milestone was four years

Cisco Linksys EA4500 review
With its novel cloud-based configuration and app platform, Cisco's EA4500 is an interesting experiment, but the hardware itself fails to excite.

Quote for the day:
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” ~Winston Churchill

August 06, 2012

eBay puts OpenStack to work
eBay goes public about its first implementation of OpenStack along with Nicira network virtualization, hinting at broader adoption to come

Android application architecture.
A four part series of blog posts by Vlad Nevzorov on Android Application Architecture. Through part I of this series the author gives you a bit of history and the three distinctively different and very much separated architectural layers.

IT execs explain their moves to solid-state storage
Fred Abounader, a performance systems engineer at chip maker AMD, recently deployed a 3TB all-NAND flash storage array into a virtual server test environment. The result, he said, was astounding.

iCloud breach highlights some hard truths about the consumer cloud
The hard truth for consumers is that using cloud services means they’re often at the mercy of their cloud providers’ security practices, perhaps even their HR practices. However, unless they’re willing to abstain from the cloud altogether, trusting their providers is often all consumers can do.

Car-hacking: Bluetooth and other security issues
Out-of-control honking horns may be annoying, but other types of hacking, such as cutting the engine of unsuspecting drivers, could have deadly consequences. Although most experts agree there isn't an immediate risk, vehicle hacking is something that bears watching.

The Reverse Psychology of Temptation
There are two conditions necessary to make this an effective strategy and keep it good-natured: The commitment the person wants to make needs to be self-motivated and the person doing the ribbing needs to be a trusted friend who doesn't abuse positional power.

Envisioning emerging technology for 2012 and beyond
Looking at emerging trends and research, one can predict and draw conclusions about how the technological sphere is developing, and which technologies should become mainstream in the coming years. Envisioning technology is meant to facilitate these observations by taking a step back and seeing the wider context. By speculating about what lies beyond the horizon we can make better decisions of what to create today.

How to Stop so you can Start
Before you find your personal best, let go of your mediocrity. Determine what isn’t working and stop it.

Developer Break: Dart, DotTrace, Azure and YUI
Developer Break – catching the smaller but important changes and updates to tools and specifications, utilities and libraries:

Big data and transaction processing
Organizations need to compile and hold larger amounts of data. Many big data tools are useful when the goal is discovery and analysis of that data. What needs to be done if a transactional system needs access to a huge, rapidly changing data store.

Quote for the day:

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails." --John C. Maxwell

August 05, 2012

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Calculating Cloud ROI: From the Customer Perspective
Marketing hype claims that cloud computing can help any enterprise meet most IT service needs at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and higher return on investment (ROI). ... To determine whether the cloud is a viable option, it is necessary to separate the hype from reality.

What will Facebook look like in 2022?
Facebook won’t always exist. Sure, a company named Facebook will exist and sure, it will have a social network that is hosted on Facebook.com. But Facebook as our go-to social network has a finite lifespan.

The Economist Examines Supply Chain Risk
If you are part of senior management in any company, you probably spend a lot your time mitigating risk. Is the economy going to help or hurt our bottom line? Is our turnover rate too high? Will our innovative new product ship on schedule?

Two Business "Mistakes" Every Company Should Make
Two of the seven “mistakes” John names are actually strategic weapons I’d suggest every company–especially in its early and growth stages–consider strongly.

The next chapter in the ultrabook saga: 'Haswell'
Haswell is probably the first mainstream PC-class chip from Intel designed with really thin, small PCs in mind from the get-go. It will also probably pack a mean graphics punch (i.e., bigger performance uptick than usual).

After defeat of Senate cybersecurity bill, Obama weighs executive-order option
Senate Republicans recently blocked cybersecurity legislation, but the issue might not be dead after all. The White House hasn't ruled out issuing an executive order to strengthen the nation's defenses against cyber attacks if Congress refuses to act.

The Next IT Revolution: Bring Your Own ID
Nearly everywhere, the network ID – from username and password to the security card – remains firmly under the control of central IT. Why, in the second decade of the 21st century, is this still the norm? And more importantly, is this status quo about to change?

Quote for the day:

"Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger." --Arnold Palmer

August 04, 2012

The Analytics Carnival
Ever notice how the personalities and dispositions of carnival performers often resemble coworkers in an organization? They come in all shapes and sizes. An organization’s pursuit of adopting business analytics and analytics-based enterprise performance management methodologies also involves personalities of all types.

RIM CEO Reveals A Switch to Android Was Seriously Considered
Heins openly admitted that RIM will not be able to keep up with Apple and Samsung with out outside help. ... Heins also admitted that the company was seriously considering switching to the Android platform. While they took it into consideration, they ultimately decided against it.

How NASA tests an against-all-odds Mars rover landing
The space agency has dubbed Curiosity's imminent landing "seven minutes of terror." And that's even after months of excruciating, exacting preparation.

How to make sense of the big data universe
The best, simple definition of big data comes down to volume, velocity and variety. The volume aspect of big data is actually the one that is the least important. Big data is not about petabytes of data—it can be down to relatively small volumes that need to be dealt with in a manner that requires a big-data approach.

Structured Life, Structured Work, Structured Leadership
“Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.”

Understanding and Implementing Bridge Pattern in C#
When we think about bridge pattern the first thing that come to our mind is "it is some kind of bridge between two different implementations". But this is not true. The above mentioned This is the task of Adapter pattern which is discussed here. But to talk about bridge, this pattern is designed specifically to let the abstraction and the implementation vary independently.

Look Before You Leap into Predictive Analytics
CFOs are keenly aware that while the popularity of the term “predictive analytics” is relatively new, the concept is really nothing revolutionary. Predictive analytics is often described as data mining or advanced analytics that, as a concept, has existed for a long time. The only difference now is the abundance of technologies, tools and applications in the marketplace to analyze the large amount of data available.

Enterprise Architecture in 3 minutes
Enterprise Architecture design for anyone, in a brief animated story.

Is 'Metro' now a banned word at Microsoft?
Why is Microsoft allegedly telling those inside and outside the company to stop playing up 'Metro' going forward when talking about the new wave of Microsoft products?

ID theft may cost IRS $21B over next five years
Identity thieves continue to profit from U.S. government coffers by filing bogus tax returns, according to a new audit

A Personality Test for Entrepreneurs
Once you know your dominant trait, you’ll learn how your profile may impact your business during its critical milestones from nurturing the first seeds of growth, to scaling it, to shifting strategy, to selling it. At these turning points, you’ll know which traits you should “dial up” or “dial down” and what kind of people you may need beside you.

Quote for the day:
"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." ~Harvey S. Firestone

August 03, 2012

Forecast for systems administrators: CloudyThe traditional sysadmin role is changing, thanks to cloud computing and virtualization. Here's how to ensure you have a job in 5 years.

“Big Data” Presents Big Opportunities for Firms and CFOs
Big Data has increased the demand for information management specialists, while dramatically increasing the potential for visionary professional growth and positioning. CPAs are perfectly suited to take a leadership role in deciphering and using Big Data to achieve strategic business goals.

Why Tax Directors’ Heads Should Be in the Cloud
So what’s the harm? “If the tax department isn’t involved early, an organization can end up creating substantial risk and missing out on tax-planning opportunities,” says Fortier. A change to a company’s cloud arrangement could make it ineligible for tax benefits, in particular, or it could very easily swing the return on investment of the whole project negative, he notes.

Huawei checking claims of flaws in its routers
Huawei Technologies said on Thursday it was verifying claims that its routers contained critical vulnerabilities, after security researchers disclosed alleged problems last weekend.

The robotic datacentre: Is this the future of the cloud?
Looking further ahead, Frankovsky imagines "a truly automated warehouse environment" where machines automatically service and swap out hardware. However Frankovsky said that this type of datacentre lies beyond 2020.

Sony Developing a Microsoft Surface-Inspired Tablet
The new device will also include a Tegra 3 Processor from NVIDIA, support Android 4.0 or a more recent iteration, come with a wide arrange of storage options (16GB, 32GB, or 64GB), contain 3G connectivity and offer 10 hours of Wi-Fi battery life.

100 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
Reading these quintessential business books is going to be my MBA. So, not only should you read these books – you should take notes and execute as much of what you learn as you can.

Power Up Your Leadership Effectiveness With Skilled Decision Making
One thing is for sure – a leader’s decision-making impacts credibility. So, take a moment now to think about your decision-making. Why take a moment? Decision-making is so natural, so automatic many of us aren’t aware of our decision-making style let alone how skilled we may or may not be.

Revisiting Information’s ROI
One common measure of success in IT has been based on dollars spent and time to return on investment. That approach can bring some level of visibility to our spending effectiveness, especially on the cost reduction side in headcount and overhead. But that kind of return isn’t really based on the value of information.

Quote for the day:

"A leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her)."
-- Don Rittner

August 02, 2012

Continuing Innovation in Information TechnologyHere is a free PDF book (registration recommended) authored by Committee on Depicting Innovation in Information Technology; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council on the topic. Registration will entail you to access more books online.

Dangerous assumptions about clouds
European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding worries a lot about the privacy and security of EU citizens' data. And she can be a tough critic of the US privacy protection framework.But even Commissioner Reding had to cry foul late last year when she saw the advertising of an EU Cloud Computing service suggesting that its geographic location would protect data from the reaches of the USA Patriot Act.

Mexico hotel giant puts its IT in Texas
Cross-border cloud computing is no barrier for one large Mexican company, but trade barriers make it a source of worry in Washington.

New data center design boasts 'world's most efficient cooling system'
A new kind of data center claiming to employ "the world's most efficient cooling system" turns the traditionally unbearable "hot aisle" between server racks into a rather pleasant air-conditioned hallway, all the while using significantly less energy.

6 Tech Startups With a Fun Spin on Fitness
Technology companies are ripe with ideas for making fitness fun. In fact, there are way too many standouts to include them all here, but we've picked our favorites in several categories. So now you have no excuse. Get off the couch--or you might not survive the zombie apocalypse.

The Case for Lying to Yourself
Lying to yourself—or self-deception, as psychologists call it—can actually have benefits. And nearly everybody does it, based on a growing body of research using new experimental techniques.

The Upside Of Conflict
Don't shrug off conflict in your IT team as just a sign of poorly matched personalities. Instead, turn office struggles around to create a more productive IT shop.

Security Intelligence Summit
With next generation SIEM and log management solutions creating a change in how IT professionals approach security, the result is a shift out of the operational and into the strategic thinking of organizations. Join the Security Intelligence summit to hear industry thought leaders discuss cutting-edge ideas on how you can integrate your company's security solutions into an intelligent system that will allow you to proactively track threats, gain insight into zero-day attacks and bring business value to your organization.

Positive Workplace Psychology Permeates the Community
A number of studies have shown that a workplace promoting positive psychology among employees and clients can increase innovation, loyalty and pride among those who work with the organization

Firms need to rethink capacity management
As more organizations virtualize their infrastructure and move toward on-demand IT provisioning, IT pros will need different approach to monitoring and meeting users' tech needs.

Data Warehousing and Metadata: The Enterprise Perspective
What is the problem with enterprise-wide data, especially enterprise-wide metadata? There are several systemic challenges to the emergence of enterprise-wide metadata. These challenges include ...

Quote for the day:

"The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing." -- Ben Franklin

August 01, 2012

Kenneth van Wyk: Digital duct tape for SSL
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) just can't catch a break these days. Everywhere we turn, it seems, SSL is being implicated in security problems. We've seen attacks against root certificate authorities (CA). We've seen weaknesses in how SSL certificates are validated. And now, those weaknesses have been used to attack Apple's in-app purchase mechanism.

Michael first lays the foundation characterizing enterprise architecture as exercises that gather dust on the shelves rather than being applied effectively across multiple environments – traditional or cloud-based. He attributes the "siloed" applications as being one of the contributing factors for this syndrome.

Microsoft reboots Hotmail to build consumer destination, says analyst
Microsoft's rebranding of Hotmail as Outlook.com is a move by the company to hold its first-place position in free email while pushing the domain as more of a consumer destination, an analyst said today.

Proteus gains de novo FDA clearance for ingestible biomedical sensor
The IEM sensor, which can be embedded into a pill, is activated by stomach fluid, then transmits a signal through the body to the skin patch, indicating that a patient has ingested medication. The patch also measures patient vitals and body position, and wirelessly sends all of the data to a Proteus smartphone app.

A Database of All Medical Knowledge: Why Not?
Physicians won't become obsolete any time soon, but the comprehensive integration of everything we know about well-being could revolutionize medical care.

Is IT Losing the Battle to Keep Security Devices Safe?
When asked to quantify that cost, “a staggering 12 percent of companies waste ‘months’” every year because of lost security tokens, and 10 percent said such tasks cost them “weeks every year in management time chasing and replacing physical tokens.” Some enterprises are luckier: 13 percent estimate the loss in days, and 16 percent said the cost was just a few hours.

iPhone 5 release date: September 12, reports claim
Apple plans a September 12 special event during which it is expected to at last reveal its new iPhone, also known as the iPhone 5 according to a series of reputable reports with the product set to ship 9 days later.

The rise of the chief culture officer
More companies are looking to have someone around to keep an eye on their culture, but doing it well takes more than just adding an additional office in the C-Suite.

The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Who will be ready to run your company when you can't be everywhere anymore? Here's how to pick your next generation of leaders.

10 Ways Startups Can Track Trends: And Why It’s So Important
Spotting trends early makes it possible tocome up with smart startup ideas - or modify your startup plans to jump on a new trend just as it takes off. Just as most important, you can avoid the risk of starting a business based on a trend that’s just about to fizzle out. Fortunately, tracking trends isn’t as hard as it used to be.

How Big is Big Data?
The hype around big data has grown exponentially in recent times. Although much has been said about big data, it is still a misunderstood topic, with confused definitions. EMC published a hand-drawn animation attempting to explain in a simple way which is Big Data. Worth watching, the result was interesting.

Open WebOS will only run on 'future hardware platforms'
The team behind the open-sourced successor to HP's failed mobile platform has said it will only run on hardware that supports at least the 3.3 release of the Linux kernel

Quote for the day:
"Innovation is often about trying and failing. If failure leads to blame, you'll create an innovation short-circuit." -- Frank Wander, founder and CEO of the IT Excellence Institute

July 31, 2012

Good IT architecture means knowing when to take control
Last week's Advice Line took the position that ETAM (enterprise technical architecture management) is a regulatory function, and that this is a good thing. Regulation is, in other words, what businesses call compliance, and IT calls enforcing standards. While it might not be obvious, ETAM-as-regulator and decentralized ETAM are one and the same.

Multi-Language Big Data and the Role of Linguistic Technology: A Spotlight Q&A with Jonathan Litchman of SAIC
This BeyeNETWORK spotlight features Ron Powell's interview with Jonathan Litchman, SAIC Senior Vice President. Ron and Jonathan discuss how governments and enterprises throughout the world are increasingly challenged by big data the need to understand and communicate with other cultures and other languages.

How to use big data to transform your company
We’re being propelled into the era of “big data.” Organizations are getting the kind of insight into their businesses, customers, and employees at levels that were unimaginable in the past. But they’re also running head first into tough new challenges.

Yahoo unveils version 3.0 of its IntoNow social TV app
The latest version of Yahoo’s social TV app lets users caption and share still images from shows, and it IDs music being played in broadcasts, even if the tune isn’t performed by the original artists.

Should Cloud and Mobility Alter Your Approach to EA?
Do traditional technology adoption model like “Technology Adoption Lifecycle” formulated by Everett Rogers & Geoffrey Moore or the “Hype-Cycle” formulated by Gartner reflect the current reality?

Health Infrastructure NSW pushes for digital hospitals
Speaking at the Digital Hospital Design conference in Sydney yesterday, Rust said that the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) when building hospitals and other medical facilities will be instrumental in creating better healthcare facilities.

Optus launches 4G in Sydney, Perth
Optus has today launched long-term evolution (LTE) services in Sydney and Perth for business customers, following the completion of upgrades to its 3G network in those areas.

India biz laud govt's IT tax review
The Indian government's move to review tax laws of the sector has been welcomed by local IT companies, saying it will give more clarity in taxation and make India an investment-friendly center.

XenServer Performance and Scalabilitiy Tuning
When more than 65 machines were loaded on a single XenApp host, it has been noticed that the dom0 was at capacity and the PVS driver showed poor throughput of 4MB/s or less. Once 65 VMs were loaded, the user experience dropped dramatically. This scenario is explained in an article on the Citrix Blogs.

This Emotional Attachment Will Destroy Your Business!
An emotional attachment is a desire for something or someone, and the inability to release or do without that thing or person. We tend to think about this when it comes to relationships, but have you ever thought about whether you are emotionally attached to say ….a line item on your P&L?

New Programming Jargon
Here are the top 30 Stack Overflow New Programming Jargon entries below, as judged by the Stack Overflow community

Quote for the day:
"The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well." ~ William Osler