The Recursive ISV

Article Sites Pollution? Are You Creating Content You Can Be Proud Of Or Pissing Off Google?

Scott — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:14:34 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

By the end of the 20th Century search engines had reached a point where the results they produced frequently offered little value in respect of the subject the searcher was looking for. At that time search engine spam abounded due to keyword stuffing of pages, the now almost defunct keyword meta tag itself stuffed full [...]

Article Sites Pollution? Are You Creating Content You Can Be Proud Of Or Pissing Off Google?

Fail – Warning – Dates In Calendar Are Closer Than They Appear – Software Release Dates

Scott — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:53:56 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

What’s:

Stated with steadfast earnestness Universally over optimistic Unrealistically narrow Repeated across an entire industry every day With the lessons of the past, apparently, never learned?

Software Release Dates.

Without question this has got to be the weakest point in our industry. It would seem every single one of us can always do a [...]

Fail – Warning – Dates In Calendar Are Closer Than They Appear – Software Release Dates

Fail – Being Bitten By FREE WordPress Themes

Scott — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:07:30 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

First up – Happy New Year!

As I’m bogged down on a number of things right now I thought I’d share an article on free WordPress themes – given standard advice these days for ISV’s and other startups is “Use a free theme for your site”.

Titled Why You Should Never Search For Free WordPress [...]

Fail – Being Bitten By FREE WordPress Themes

Fail – Really Stupid Software – Really, Really, Really Stupid Software…

Scott — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:04:40 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

Really Stupid Software – yes really Some beautiful examples – with screenshots – of developers doing their best to interrupt the user with, well, stupidity.

Fail – Really Stupid Software – Really, Really, Really Stupid Software…

FAIL – Free Website Templates -Self Coded-Cheap-Premium-Aghhhh!!!

Scott — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:25:33 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

How Much Would You Pay?

Frequently on online forums – both the free and membership kind – one sees ISV’s asking about free or cheap website templates.

I’m going to state at the outset that I’ve painfully found “cheap” and “free” to be synonymous with more than I can afford to use.

There are [...]

FAIL – Free Website Templates -Self Coded-Cheap-Premium-Aghhhh!!!

Are You A Social Media Bull Ant ?

Scott — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:25:44 +0000

The Recursive ISV - Software Development - Wash Rinse Repeat

Social media has it’s own native fauna that run around, with out the “flight” mechanism, with large pincers to grip their prey, carrying venom sacks with which to inject us with. Like the Australian Bull Ant this is a primitive species that first appeared millions of bytes ago – on UseNet. While primitive it’s an adaptable survivor. It’s survived the age of the NTTP server, the Dot Bomb Ice Age and is thriving deep in this modern inter-web era of RSS.It’s a ferocious consumer that will “follow” you and attack if you get to near or if it sees you first. Dropping a firecracker in a nest of them is devastating – to you! Attempting to squash them underfoot will result in a painful bite that may need more than an ice pack. There is no commercially available spray for treatment.

Are You A Social Media Bull Ant ?