Amazon review: "If you have even been involved in a software project (a) as a developer and did not know what the end product is going to be used for or how it will be used or (b) as an architect who spent countless hours with your stakeholders and domain experts trying to figure out how to go about architecting your application, then you should read this book. Read it again after you have read it for the first time. This book is packed with pointers, information, tips, how-tos, "down to earth" practical samples, and even conversational examples that one could have while gathering requirements. Evans in his book fills a wide gap that we all tend to come across while designing software applications."

"In Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models, Martin Fowler focuses on the end result of object-oriented analysis and design - the models themselves. He shares with you his wealth of object modeling experience and his keen eye for identifying repeating problems and transforming them into reusable models. Analysis Patterns provides a catalogue of patterns that have emerged in a wide range of domains including trading, measurement, accounting and organizational relationships. Recognizing that conceptual patterns cannot exist in isolation, the author also presents a series of "support patterns" that discuss how to turn conceptual models into software that in turn fits into an architecture for a large information system. Included in each pattern is the reasoning behind their design, rules for when they should and should not be used, and tips for implementation."

Fantastic ad for reading—a book comes to life through paper cuttings.

the announcement of magazines in google book search

"three types of collaboration - Team, Community and Network. As they say, “Our purpose is to provide an understanding of the type of culture required to support collaboration" … "This suggests that the process of CoP development be approached as if they were transitory organisational phenomena that may act, but only for a finite period, as the source of the motivation for change and as the vehicles for change." … "Initial Core Team of two or three people who desire to share knowledge. Early Adopters who are members of the community that you are serving, especially those who are already well-connected. Mavens with deep knowledge in an area that is valued by the members."

"An unbook is more like software: 1. An unbook is never finished, but rather continually updated, based on feedback from users andtheir evolving needs. 2. An unbook is released in versions. As in open source software, version 1.0 of an unbook is a significant milestone, indicating that it is stable and reliable enough for use by the general public. The significance of a new release is indicated by the size of the gap: For example, the difference between 1.1 and 1.1.3 is minor, while the difference between 1.1 and 2.0 is major. 3. An unbook is supported by a community of users who share their experiences and best practices with each other, and help each other troubleshoot problems encountered in their practice areas. An unbook’s community is a very real part of the unbook’s development team."

"an open source theme for the WordPress blogging engine that allows readers to comment paragraph by paragraph in the margins of a text. Annotate, gloss, workshop, debate: with CommentPress you can do all of these things on a finer-grained level, turning a document into a conversation. It can be applied to a fixed document (paper/essay/book etc.) or to a running blog."

Terrific skewering of The World Is Flat. Captures a lot of why I couldn't bring myself to finish it. To be fair, there IS something in there of modest value, but you have to wade through so much crap to find it that I just gave up.

"Heller argues that, in many cases, we’ve skated right past private property and into anti-commons, characterized by underuse. If we’ve got too many owners, there can be too little use of a resource. We don’t see the anti-commons tragedy as clearly, as it’s characterized by the absence of innovation. “Where do you go to protest that a drug didn’t come to market or to complain that your cellphone is so poor?” With this new concept, Heller hopes to rope together a set of disparate problems with a similar set of ownership structures."

The Underground History of American Education

"It’s a stirring call to arms when Doctorow writes: “Even if you only write code for one day, one afternoon, you have to do it. Computers can control you or they can lighten your work — if you want to be in charge of your machines, you have to learn to write code.” The framers of the American Constitution were in a sense a bunch of political science nerds too, pulling all-nighters to hack together the code for a government without tyranny. “Little Brother” argues that unless you’re passably technically literate, you’re not fully in command of those constitutionally guaranteed freedoms — that in fact it’s your patriotic duty as an American to be a little more nerdy."

what launched the new browser

he sees the Americanization of the world as a central force of globalization that is amplified through control of capital markets and information technology. He further argues that education is increasingly being influenced by the globalization/Americaniz

Part 3 of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat" (give-away promotion)

Part 1 of Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat" (give-away promotion)

an urgent and intensely personal exploration of what a mother is feeling as her only son goes off to war

if I could comment, I'd ask what kind of growth Rothfelder means, and why would it be so important?

describes some of the essays in the book

Two of the practical takeaways from the book are a) if only for selfish reasons, do not eat most Asian-farmed shrimp, and b) eat more sardines.

a list of aphorisms with photos

on why the choices we think are logical aren't always so

"Without innovations, no entrepreneurs; without entrepreneurial achievement, no capitalist ... propulsion. The atmosphere of industrial revolutions ... is the only one in which capitalism can survive."

Using a prayer book or an iPod habituates an individual into a mode of being that links the emotions to a corporate identity that is both omnipresent and invisible.

situational features, far more than underlying dispositional features of people's characters, explain why people behave cruelly and abusively to others.

Digital version of the "Book on the Book" in PDF format

provides short, adaptable lesson plans and activities that build cross-cultural awareness, respect, and communication in your classroom.

twenty-two specific things that one can do in their home or in relation to their local school or community

Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags!

released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists

a poignant, foretelling account of the land erosion along the Mississippi Delta, urging land restoration before the sea wipes it away

"There is perhaps no better way to understand global warming and all its implications than to carefully study the history of New Orleans"

a hyper-book providing a comprehensive introduction to the JavaScript programming language.

excellent intro to css and layouts

"guide to visual awareness," a virtually indescribable concoction of anecdotes, quotes, images, and bizarre facts that offers a wonderfully twisted vision of the chaos of modern life.

A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies

In the past, everything had its one place--the physical world demanded it--but now everything has its places: multiple categories, multiple shelves. Simply put, everything is suddenly miscellaneous.

"a guide to spending your money in a way that does less harm to the environment than the way you are spending it now"

"Documenting a day in the life of the average North American consumer, Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things deconstructs the American Dream by unraveling the hidden costs behind the objects around us."

How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger.

a no-nonsense look at the in's and out's of the plethora of choices you can make to change and manage your impact. There are very concise, instructive passages on topics like ecotourism, local vs. organic, clean cosmetics

Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags!

chock-a-block with information about what is going on right now to create an environmentally and economically sustainable future-and what stands in opposition

the companion Web site for the book On Intelligence

families across the globe, we see scenes from their everyday life. When we glance at the pictures of each family on their lawn surrounded by all of their material goods, the difference between the average American family and the average Ethiopian family

a comparative photo-chronicle of their visits to 30 families in 24 countries for 600 meals in all. Their personal-is-political portraits feature pictures of each family with a week's worth of food purchases; weekly food-intake lists with costs noted; typi