Python 2.3.2 released.

Python 2.3.2 released.

The never ending name game

I'm up to my posterior ethmoidals in naming convention problems today. Its the only hard problem you know :-|

Passing the conference litmus test

One important transition in the emergence of any exciting new technology or application is when there is enough interest to justify a conference. Plone has made that transition.

Who's got Time To Build Infrastructure?

The phrase "Who's got Time To Build Infrastructure" is the title of an instrumental piece by a group called Farces Wanna Mo. Not my musical taste but what a *great* title. A commercial IT architects rueful anthem in the making:-)

Saving money is the driver innovation

Obvious I guess, but I think it is interesting how things like business models and taxation regimes can drive innovation in one direction rather than another. In this ITWorld article I give an example or two.

SOA's and the Dutch

Now I understand why Dutch speakers grin when I talk about how everyone should have an SOA :-)