Technology

Google maps - will you pay?

Google is introducing limits for usage of their Google Maps. Websites will be allowed to load only 25000 maps daily. If you need more, you will have to pay.

Google Maps is currently the most popular map embedded on websites and mobile apps. Will the change in Google policy alter this trend? And what can web developers do to be independent of map data vendor?

Building new products: manage scope

Many IT projects cost much more than they should. There are many reasons, but in my opinion one of more important of them is improper scope management. People usually forget that scope should be managable and they end with shifting delivery dates and increasing budgets. In effect, project fails to satisfy its goals and everyone is dissatisfied. Quite often removing some low-priority requirements from project scope could help deliver product on time and in planned budget.

German e-ID card on CeBIT 2011

I've just returned from CeBIT 2011 Trade Show, one of biggest events in IT world, which took place in Hannover. I'm really impressed by the scope of this event, number of suppliers from all over the world who presented their newest products and technologies and organisational excellence of the show itself. One of discussed topics was new German e-ID card

MVP - Model-View-Presenter architecture pattern

Model-View-Presenter is an architecture pattern used to design and implement user interfaces. It's a successor of Model-View-Controller (MVC). One of the most important uses of MVP implementation is Google's GWT. There is also an article about large scale application development and MVP by Chris Ramsdale from Google.

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