November 26, 2011

Open-sources vs. Custom Developed Modules

Open-sources vs. Custom Developed Modules Risk Exposure can be calculated as follows: RE = Probability of the risk x Cost Sometimes we can’t go for custom development for each module required in an application. And sometimes we can’t exactly use the open-sources. e.g. If you are going to implement a shopping cart, video portal or […]

Generic risks vs. Product specific risks

Generic risks vs. Product specific risks Mostly project managers identify the predictable risks according to their experiences. still few projects come up with new risks which are called product specific risks. Answers of the following checklist can help in identification of special characteristics of a project which may come up as a threat to a […]

The Software Equation

The Software Equation The software equation shown below is dynamic multivariable estimation model. It assumes a specific distribution of effort over the life of the software development project and is derived from productivity data collected for over 4000 projects. E = [LOC x B0.333/P]3 x (1/t4) Where: E – effort in person months or person […]

November 20, 2011

What risks are involved to website development?

What risks are involved to website development? First of all, let me explain that why am i writing on this topic? In fact i used to see many software development houses started and then finally either changed their names or left the industry because of uncertain and unexpected situations in software development phase. The bottom […]

November 4, 2011

C Program that prints the rows of DOS screen with different colors

C Program that prints the rows of DOS screen with different colors: It was a challenging task when i was not sure that which version of C language should i use? I tried TC, TC++, Borland’s, Dev Shed’s. By the way final solution was as recommended Borland C++ with bios.h but thanks to Dev Shed’s […]