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Re:Deal of the Year: Architexa Toolsuite Made Free on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @12:12PM (#4418085)
Currently the tool only supports Java but are looking at supporting the C family and more based on interest.
I agree, no one type of documentation can live in a vacuum. Ideally, javadoc, sample code, tutorials, diagrams, and summaries/explanations would be present for every code base. But in reality I find even a few simple diagrams combined with a insightful description is infinitely better than pages of minimal javadoc.
Re:The Collective Intelligence Genome on Friday June 11, 2010 @04:30PM (#1424649)
This is brilliant but using 'genome' implies mutation/evolution. It seems that the content these companies/sites generate evolves over time but the Collective Intelligence Genome(rules for content management) remains more or less fixed over time.
In an ideal world the tools programmers use would enable them to write easily understandable/maintainable code; no matter what their virtues are. The best tools should take these traits into account.
Re:My Startup: A Different Take on UML - What do you think? on Wednesday May 12, 2010 @12:59PM (#1341499)
Ruby support may be implemented down the road depending on customer demand.

Many UML tools add too much info automatically, we have a number of features that allow users to add the nodes they care about with a single context menu click: Show Super/Subtype Hierarchy, show Extending/Extended Classes, and show referencing types / methods.

Re:10^6 Giraffes on Thursday May 06, 2010 @09:36AM (#1324361)
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Re:The Case for Working With Your Hands on Thursday May 06, 2010 @09:32AM (#1324355)
Possibly more rewarding than just 'working with your hands' is accomplishing something by yourself. Whether you are programming your own small project or fixing a bike/car it's the learning new skills and having something to show for it part that is most rewarding
Re:The Case for Working With Your Hands on Thursday May 06, 2010 @09:27AM (#1324342)
I too love to cook and often find myself wishing I had more time for various hands on projects
Re:Why The Fremium Model Is A Lot Like Dating on Thursday May 06, 2010 @09:15AM (#1324326)
So what would be the startup equivalent of meeting someone on craigslist?