Labor flexibility essential to induce FDI

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Too much flexibility

Too much flexibility 04/28/2004 06:43 PM

Hanni at BileBlog occasionally hits the nail and this time it's his rant against the flexibility fetish rampant among Java programmers.  I suspect it was their obsession with the Design Pattern that lead Java programmers down this path.  Design Pattern is a useful tool but you can hurt yourself if you pull on it too much.

Being able to mold and fuse everything in your software is good, but such flexibility isn't useful if it isn't actually used.  I seriously doubt if more than 10% of all the extra flexibilities and abstractions being built into Java software are ever used.  All that 'fat' makes the software bigger, slower, and more difficult to understand.

Dive into any popular open source Java code and you'll see lots of design pattern artifacts like Factories, Adaptors, Managers, and Observers most of which has only one or a couple of implementations.  These sort of habitual abstraction often forces late comers to get lost in the abstractions to understand process and data flow.

I think the best example of flexibility is the mammal skeleton structure because flexibilities are like joints, points that can bend.  Joints in our bodies don't bend in all directions.  They also exist only where it's really needed.  Each joint has cost associated with it so if the benefits don't outweight the cost of having a joint a a certain location, it shouldn't be there.

3G Flexibility, The MVNO Way

3G Flexibility, The MVNO Way 03/22/2005 04:41 PM
The Feature Mar 22 2005 2:11AM GMT

Banks Try to Introduce Flexibility to
CDs

Banks Try to Introduce Flexibility to
CDs 07/19/2004 02:34 AM
To attract people to the world of CDs, banks are looking afresh at products that can prevent investors from feeling locked in when interest rates rise.

Flexibility Comes Relatively Cheap
(washingtonpost.com)

Flexibility Comes Relatively Cheap
(washingtonpost.com) 04/24/2004 10:26 AM
washingtonpost.com - At its most basic, WiFi is the Internet equivalent of a cordless phone. Instead of replacing a coiled-up phone cord, WiFi takes the place of Ethernet cable, the thick wiring that stretches under desks in offices.

AOL Subscribers Get E-Mail Flexibility
(AP)

AOL Subscribers Get E-Mail Flexibility
(AP) 04/26/2004 08:47 AM
AP - America Online subscribers can now check their e-mail using most third-party software, yet another sign of holes opening up in the Internet dial-up leader's walled garden.

AOL subscribers get e-mail flexibility

AOL subscribers get e-mail flexibility 04/26/2004 10:24 AM
Boston Globe Apr 26 2004 2:03PM GMT

Flexibility driving e-learning uptake

Flexibility driving e-learning uptake 07/09/2004 06:22 AM
Personal Computer World Jul 9 2004 10:47AM GMT

Salesforce's new program offers
flexibility

Salesforce's new program offers
flexibility 04/12/2004 08:36 PM
With the launch of its Spring '04 software, the company aims to make its programs easier for the nontechie to customize.

IBM Teams with InstallShield to Deliver
Customization Flexibility

IBM Teams with InstallShield to Deliver
Customization Flexibility 06/22/2004 07:49 AM

SAP's Agassi: SOA Flexibility Will Stoke
Innovation

SAP's Agassi: SOA Flexibility Will Stoke
Innovation 05/12/2004 06:55 PM
At the company's Sapphire conference, board member Shai Agassi asks users to "really think big" when looking at the possibilities of service-oriented architecture.

PeopleSoft Decries SAP's Flexibility
Claim

PeopleSoft Decries SAP's Flexibility
Claim 05/19/2004 12:06 PM
PeopleSoft CEO Conway slams rival SAP on claims of its applications being flexible.

SMC Brings Unparalleled Flexibility to
Mobile Wireless Networking

SMC Brings Unparalleled Flexibility to
Mobile Wireless Networking 08/05/2004 03:15 AM
SMC Networks announced its newest offering for travelers and SOHO users, the EZ Connect™ g 2.4GHz 802.11g Wireless Traveler’s Kit (SMCWTK-G). Available this month, the new Wireless Traveler’s kit brings unparalleled flexibility to road warriors and SOHO users. Packing everything a traveler needs to convert a wired hotel broadband or visiting office connection for wireless connection in a convenient, easy-to-carry case, the new Traveler’s Kit includes a USB cable, a Cat5 Ethernet cable, a power cord and the industry’s first All-in-One networking device that can operate in any of five different modes: Access Point, Ethernet Bridge, Repeater, Point-to-Point Bridge or Point-to-Multipoint Bridge. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Zoom Modems Give VoIP Users Flexibility

Zoom Modems Give VoIP Users Flexibility 04/01/2005 03:38 AM
Information Week Apr 1 2005 8:04AM GMT

Kane to offer flexibility when jury duty
calls

Kane to offer flexibility when jury duty
calls 08/02/2004 09:48 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 2 2004 12:30PM GMT

IT Qualification offers flexibility to
address individuals' skills gaps

IT Qualification offers flexibility to
address individuals' skills gaps 05/05/2004 08:21 AM
PublicTechnology.net May 5 2004 12:23PM GMT

Facing State Protests, U.S. Offers More
Flexibility on School Rules

Facing State Protests, U.S. Offers More
Flexibility on School Rules 04/07/2005 08:55 PM
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings sought to set a new, more cooperative tone in her first national response to growing resistance to No Child Left Behind.

Offices Move to Cell, Wi-Fi Combo to Cut
Costs, Increase Flexibility

Offices Move to Cell, Wi-Fi Combo to Cut
Costs, Increase Flexibility 05/23/2004 01:52 PM
Profile of two Hawaiian businesses shows that cutting landlines decreases cost and increases connectivity: The trend might be starting to show where businesses can easily turn over from a wired landline PBX and cell phones outside of the office, to a Wi-Fi and optionally Ethernet based voice and data infrastructure in the office coupled with cellular voice and cellular data on the road....

ASL’s 501-O Eye Tracker Features
Light-weight Optics, Bright Outdoor
Flexibility

ASL’s 501-O Eye Tracker Features
Light-weight Optics, Bright Outdoor
Flexibility 09/08/2004 03:36 AM
Applied Science Laboratory’s New Model 501-O eye tracking system is ideal for sports and outdoor eye tracking applications due to its compact, lightweight, portable design with head-mounted optics, and the unique capability of operating accurately in a bright outdoor environment. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2004]

Virtual network operator model gives
customers flexibility of choice,
redundancy options

Virtual network operator model gives
customers flexibility of choice,
redundancy options 06/22/2005 02:13 AM
Channel NewsAsia Jun 22 2005 6:34AM GMT

An Education in Flexibility: Gateway
Notebook-to-Tablet PCs Enhance Learning
Virtually Anywhere on Campus at W

An Education in Flexibility: Gateway
Notebook-to-Tablet PCs Enhance Learning
Virtually Anywhere on Campus at W 03/27/2005 05:50 AM
Frontline Mar 27 2005 9:42AM GMT

Induce No More

Induce No More 08/09/2004 09:08 AM
I have tremendous respect for the scholarship of Professor Larry Lessig, and I am honored to be asked to host his blog this week. I hope that over the coming 5 days, we will have a series of thought-provoking conversations. Your views and suggestions will be helpful to me as...

Another Alt.Induce.Act

Another Alt.Induce.Act 08/06/2004 06:18 PM
Here's another alternative to the Induce Act, and there are others out there....

PK on the INDUCE Act

PK on the INDUCE Act 06/24/2004 09:59 AM
Nicely put.

TrainCaster LMS™ Delivers More
Flexibility in Course Authoring Options,
While Extending Support for Classroom
Course Management with Version 3.32

TrainCaster LMS™ Delivers More
Flexibility in Course Authoring Options,
While Extending Support for Classroom
Course Management with Version 3.32 04/14/2005 04:33 AM
TrainCaster LMS™ v. 3.32 includes PDF content authoring functionality in addition to providing the most complete, browser-based, open standards learning management software. [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005]

New Boundary Technologies Selects
InstallShield to Enhance MSI Flexibility
in its Software Packaging and Deployment
Products

New Boundary Technologies Selects
InstallShield to Enhance MSI Flexibility
in its Software Packaging and Deployment
Products 04/09/2004 04:08 PM

Essential in Libraries?

Essential in Libraries? 04/27/2004 10:48 PM
SMS an Essential Communication Tool

"The Mobile Data Association (MDA) reports that 2.1 billion text messages were sent in March 2004 in the U.K which is a 25% rise on the total from the same month last year.At present, on average, around 69 million text messages are sent each day in the UK.This article from the BBC states.'It is evident that in the last five years texting has grown from a popular craze among teenagers to an essential communication tool.'
Text messaging reaches new high" [Smart Mobs]

Essential Budget 0.8

Essential Budget 0.8 07/15/2004 03:38 PM
A personal finance manager with mature budgeting support.

P@d USB Essential Oil Spritzer

P@d USB Essential Oil Spritzer 05/10/2004 07:10 AM
"The song of the cuckoo, on rustle of brook which one imagines the trace of freshness in the heart of the scrubland, associated the odor of the genévrier, make a quite simply magic unit when one is between the four walls of his office." Such is the Babelfished translation of...

Essential utilities

Essential utilities 12/22/2003 11:28 AM

Essential Blogging

Essential Blogging 01/14/2003 02:16 AM
Unix Review takes a look at the book:Essential Blogging: Selecting and Using Weblog Tools."The book covers Blogger, Radio Userland, Moveable Type, and Blosxom. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover the gamut of free software blogging platforms that are available like phpWebLog, PostNuke, Slashcode, or Scoop. It's not surprising that Slashcode didn't receive much coverage, considering that O'Reilly already has another title devoted to the topic, but it's really a huge omission to fail to cover the

How digital became essential

How digital became essential 07/30/2004 01:29 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Jul 29, 04:59 pm GMT

New: Essential ActionScript 2.0

New: Essential ActionScript 2.0 07/02/2004 10:04 AM
O'Reilly & Associates released Essential ActionScript 2.0 by Colin Moock, which covers the new object-oriented version of the Flash programming language.

Is PPC an Essential Tool?

Is PPC an Essential Tool? 09/22/2004 01:53 PM
Source: Search Engine Guide - Is PPC now an essential marketing tool or can honest SEO techniques still win the day alone?...

Other News: INDUCE Act

Other News: INDUCE Act 06/29/2004 10:41 AM
This copyright crackdown bill looks vague and nasty....

Stop the INDUCE Act

Stop the INDUCE Act 09/12/2004 03:26 AM
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INDUCE to vomit

INDUCE to vomit 06/25/2004 03:39 PM
Senator Orrin Hatch introduced the INDUCE bill earlier this week with broad, vague limits on who could be sued for copyright infringement. No longer limited to just companies producing programs or those hosting programs, this bill intends to criminalize anyone that aids in copyright infringement. The EFF have produced a mock complaint against Apple for the iPod, since it can play illegally obtained mp3s just as easily as legally purchased ones. Ernest Miller has broken down Hatch's entire "for the children" speech that introduced the bill, in excruciating detail. Those who own mp3 players, TiVos, and other sorts of disruptive technologies should watch this one closely, it could get really ugly.

Induce Act Refuses to Die

Induce Act Refuses to Die 09/14/2004 11:00 AM
Last month, insiders in Washington felt the Induce Act, which would outlaw technology that could contribute to copyright infringement, was history. According to music activist organization Downhill Battle, a year-old organization dedicated to bringing balance to a debate often dominated by the RIAA and large music labels, this is no longer the case. "We were told by people on (Capital) Hill that it is less likely that the bill will come to the floor by itself and have a nice debate and vote," says Nicholas Reville, Downhill Battle Co-Founder. "More likely the Induce Act is going to be snuck through a back door in legislative procedure. The only supporters in any industry or interest group are in Hollywood. From their perspective (the Induce Act) is not going to happen if it gets full airing."

INDUCE vomiting

INDUCE vomiting 06/23/2004 01:53 PM
Orrin Hatch thinks of the children. As a convenient lever for shutting down P2P networks.

Siva on INDUCE

Siva on INDUCE 07/24/2004 04:16 PM
Siva's got a great piec e in Salon on the INDUCE Act. Just remember, he was a guest blogger here first.
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