Author Archives: Hayim Makabee

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About Hayim Makabee

Veteran software developer, enthusiastic programmer, author of a book on Object-Oriented Programming, co-founder and CEO at KashKlik, an innovative Influencer Marketing platform.

My first computer, 30 years ago…

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

So we have reached the year 2013, and this reminds me of my first computer, which I got in 1983, or 30 years ago. It was a Brazilian CP-500, compatible with the original TRS-80 model III. It had 64K of … Continue reading →

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IASA IL meeting with Prof. Rick Kazman

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

The International Association of Software Architects (IASA) in Israel organized a special event with the participation of Prof. Rick Kazman, who talked about ”The Metropolis Model for Software Development”. Dr. Rick Kazman is a Professor at the University of Hawaii … Continue reading →

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On Information Hiding and Encapsulation

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

This month I participated in IBM Haifa’s Programming Languages and Software Engineering (PLSE) Seminar. There I had the opportunity to have lunch with David Parnas, one of the world pioneers in the field of Software Engineering. Parnas is the father … Continue reading →

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Three rules to keep your sanity: Avoiding trouble on Facebook

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Facebook is a wonderful tool for communication. It allows you to keep in touch with people whom otherwise you would have lost contact completely. It’s great to have news from our old friends and to see pictures from relatives who live … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Reviews: Distinction Bias, Evaluability Hypothesis and the Framing Effect

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Design Reviews are one of the most important activities in the software development process. If a bad design is approved and implemented, it is very expensive to correct that afterwards. Therefore, we want to have high confidence in our decisions … Continue reading →

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Illusory Superiority: Are you a good programmer?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Programmers are known to be proud of their work. Some developers even feel that writing elegant code is a form of art, and thus they call themselves “software craftsmen”. I am sure that the desire to perform outstanding work is … Continue reading →

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Continuous Learning: Keeping up-to-date and acquiring new skills

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

According to the Bible, after Adam sinned and ate the forbidden fruit, God said to him: “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread” (Genesis 3:19). Hard work has been the reality of humanity during known history, however … Continue reading →

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Four Myths of Software Evolution

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

As software developers, we know that our systems will evolve with time. We must understand the forces that drive this evolution, in order to design systems that are easily evolvable. Unfortunately, many programmers have misconceptions about the real drivers of … Continue reading →

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Planning Poker: Avoiding Fallacies in Effort Estimates

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Many years ago I was working as a software developer in a team with three other programmers. We once had a meeting in which our Team Leader said: “You are late again! All of you are late! Actually, you are … Continue reading →

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Industrial Projects at the Technion

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

The faculty of Computer Sciences at the Technion has an Industrial Projects initiative in which undergraduate students work under the supervision of software professionals. I think this is a great idea, a real win-win situation: The students have the opportunity … Continue reading →

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