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MatchPoint – a first pass at deployment management?

I was browsing some Spanish-language software development blogs, and came across a reference to MatchPoint, a mainframe-oriented product from a Swiss company called CM First AG.
These guys don’t seem to have any more idea than most about how to manage database changes, but their product (or at least, the pdf of the glossy brochure) [...]

Two LDM Articles

April is the month for LDM at CM Crossroads. They published two articles, one a case study describing the background in which it was developed, the other a technical introduction.
The case study is here, and the technical details article is here.
I’m eventually going to incorporate LDM info as pages here on Doing Better. But [...]

Guiffy SureMerge review

I just finished a review of Guiffy SureMerge v7.2 for CM Crossroads. I don’t have a URL for the review, since it hasn’t been published yet. But I wanted to write about the review, and the product, and the company.

Installing Trac: Six hours of my life, wasted

I like [Trac][], the Python-based project wiki, ticketing system, and over-all useful management dashboard from Edgewall Software. I’ve mentioned it in my articles, I’ve recommended it to friends and clients. I even run it myself.
[Trac]:
But *geez* is it a pain to install. I’m talking about the “simple case” here. Nothing fancy. Just get it [...]