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Gadget review : Google Nexus 7

About a month ago I got myself a new toy - one of the new generation of Google Nexus 7 tablets made by Asus. Since I’ve been using it for a while I …

LinkedIn and the mystery of the visits that weren't

I’m a fairly frequent user of LinkedIn and I often visit there to see what people in my network are doing or to connect with new people. A month or …

Agile Malaysia - 22nd August 2013

We’re now settling into a two-monthly rhythm for the Agile Malaysia meetups thanks to the hard work and perseverance of Jeff Au and Colin Pal. This …

Showcasing new technology

We’re doing a lot of work at the moment on our technology stack at iProperty. Having grown up over many years and through various acquisitions, we …

Web scraping with CasperJS

I’ve written before about using CasperJS for doing headless testing but it’s also very useful as a web scraper. Before we start, a couple of caveats - …

PWC's Technology Forecast covers DevOps at iProperty

PriceWaterhouseCoopers ( PWC) have published their latest technology forecast which looks at DevOps and its importance in enabling businesses to move …

How valuable is a Computer Science degree?

I read the article “Why Citizen Developers are the Future of Programming” and it prompted some thoughts on the value of education. The thrust of the …

If you're going to put in a proxy, at least make sure it works

(Apologies. This is going to be a bit of a rant and won’t mean much to anyone outside of Malaysia, but I need to get it off my chest). I’ve now been …

Date for your diary : Agile Symposium in Melaka, 19th November 2013

If you’re in Malaysia and interested in Agile software development I can recommend that you get to Melaka on the 19th November for Universiti …