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.

An Event-Driven Approach for the Separation of Concerns

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Last week I presented a paper at the International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering (ENASE 2012), at Wroclaw, Poland. Title: “An Event-Driven Approach for the Separation of Concerns” Abstract: “This paper presents an event-driven approach for … Continue reading →

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Self-meetings: Avoiding distractions in the workplace

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

In the modern workplace, in which we are always connected, there are simply too many distractions. You need lots of discipline to really use your time effectively, besides the capacity to clearly define your priorities. You must be able to … Continue reading →

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The Seven Rules of Effective Communication

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

In every professional environment, it is essential to communicate effectively with your peers. This is particularly true during meetings, in which people expect to discuss a subject, reach conclusions and make related decisions in a short time. Here are seven … Continue reading →

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Code Swarm: Visualizing the Evolution of Software Systems

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Software systems grow over time. They evolve through additions, extensions and modifications. A successful application is not one that satisfies all the original requirements and then is delivered to its users and remains unchanged. If people are using a system, … Continue reading →

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Communication Problems in Software Projects

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

The cartoon above is the best illustration I know for the so usual communication problems in software projects. This difficulty to capture the customer needs and correctly translate them in the form of requirements, design and working code is one … Continue reading →

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How to find the best candidates without interviews

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Interviewing candidates for a job is a very expensive process. If your intention is to hire only the best people, as it should be, you will probably have to interview dozen of candidates until you find one good match. And … Continue reading →

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An Interview Question for Fresh Graduates

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

It is extremely difficult to evaluate a candidate in a job interview, and even more difficult if this candidate is a fresh graduate. In this case we can talk about his grades, the courses he took and the projects he … Continue reading →

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IASA Israel meeting about TRIZ

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

The first activity of the International Association of Software Architects in Israel in the year of 2012 was a meeting about TRIZ – The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. We had an introductory talk by Ido Lapidot, TRIZ expert at … Continue reading →

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Separation of Concerns

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

The most important principle in Software Engineering is the Separation of Concerns (SoC): The idea that a software system must be decomposed into parts that overlap in functionality as little as possible. It is so central that it appears in … Continue reading →

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Events for Software Developers in Israel

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Hayim Makabee

Something very nice is happening in the Software Development Community in Israel: People are organizing meetings to share their knowledge, but not only with their colleagues in the workplace – these are meetings open to the public, including engineers from … Continue reading →

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