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.

Adaptable Designs for Agile Software Evolution

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin Big Design Up Front (BDUF) is considered a very bad … Continue reading →

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Outliers? The Myth of the 10,000 Hours Rule

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

Following the “Outliers” book by Malcom Gladwell, some people are convinced that if they “just” invest 10,000 hours in something they will become really good at it. I think that this is not always the case. I don’t believe any … Continue reading →

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A Social Watching Experience for Yahoo! Connected TV

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

Connected TV is one of Yahoo!’s most innovative products. The basic idea is that your TV set should be as smart as other devices such as your smartphone or your tablet. In other words, the Connected TV is always connected … Continue reading →

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On Developer Wisdom and Software Quality Attributes

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Hayim Makabee

What is wisdom? In order to answer this question, we will look into some ancient Jewish texts. From the Talmud (Tamid 32A), compiled 1500 years ago: “Who is wise? He who discerns what is about to come to pass.” In … Continue reading →

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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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