Trusted Computing
by wfrantz • 3-Mar-2011 • Software, Technology • 0 Comments
When you entrust your information to a format you can’t control you lose control of that information. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/can-you-trust.html
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William Frantz
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William Frantz
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Software
My thoughts and views regarding software engineering.
Shall Will Should Must May
by wfrantz • 22-Dec-2009 • Life, Software, Technology • 0 Comments
SHALL WILL SHOULD MUST MAY You see these terms in software requirements documents all the time. There is even an RFC that defines them. Unfortunately, RFC 9119 is poor practical advice.
Read more →FAAD2 for OSX
by wfrantz • 18-Sep-2006 • Software, Technology • 3 Comments
Compile FAAD2 for OSX. Use FAAD2 and LAME to convert GarageBand M4A files into MP3 files.
Read more →Grand Unified Web Tools
by wfrantz • 18-May-2006 • Software, Technology • 0 Comments
Tools, Tools (Ad Nausium) [sic.] “There are problems with the many-tools-hacked-together approach that adds an odd balance to it.” Bruce Alderson and I have a common vision. I wish that there was a stable platform for PHP applications that provided all the common stuff like database abstraction, user login and account management. I just want [...]
Read more →Dice Tries to be “Techy”
by wfrantz • 15-Sep-2005 • Life, Software • 0 Comments
I thought this ad was cute when I first saw it. However, the second time it popped up on my web browser I realized something wasn’t quite right. Dice is a website for job postings. They ran this ad on SourceForge looking for Java programmers who are on the market. The thing is, if you [...]
Read more →Cygwin Tips
by wfrantz • 13-Jul-2005 • Software • 0 Comments
I added some tips for using Cygwin to the Cygwin entry at Wikibooks. I’m going to repeat them here for my own reference and the benefit of other Cygwin users.
Read more →“Requirements Specification” is an Oxymoron
by wfrantz • 28-Jun-2005 • Software • 0 Comments
I’ve never liked the term Requirements Specification or Software Requirements Specification even though these are widely used in the industry. There are requirements and there are specifications. The two are always different in my mind. Indeed, Webster’s defines them differently.
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