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Thoughts on IT
IT originated to save users from time, effort and frustration, but also to empower them to do new and better things while reducing business risks.
Automation is key, as it replaces mundane tasks that offset the time and money spent by both IT and non-specialists doing low-value work, and also increases their efficiency so they can produce more or better outputs.
When IT is used strategically, the results are non-linear. That means the cost savings, increased output and new opportunities can far exceed the IT budget investment.
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What is a Modern Web Page
A modern web page in 2023 should have the following:
valid html valid CSS good design principles JavaScript if needed ARIA for Accessibility be served by a updated web server with SSL Some might add “branding”, but that can and should be handled by skins.
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State of Software: 2022
State of Software in 2022, from a developer’s point of view.
The state of software is incredibly in flux in 2022.
Don’t get me wrong, hardware is changing rapidly too, but hardware has been abstracted to the point where totally new technologies like new CPU, disk and memory techonologies usually mostly improve the software experience vastly over their predecessors with new speed and almost unlimited capabilites. And other devices (GPUs, headphones, cameras, GPS location, etc.