http://dir.salon.com/topics/software/?source=rss&aim=software en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/24/absent_minded/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/24/absent_minded/index.html?source=rss I fear I lack common sense in life, and this affects my performance. Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/moodys_bug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/moodys_bug/index.html?source=rss The Financial Times reports that flawed code resulted in Moody's mistakenly giving high ratings to structured financial products By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss Salon's Scott Rosenberg explains why even small-scale programming projects can take years to complete, one programmer is often better than two, and the meaning of "Rosenberg's Law." Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss Stuck inside of Bangalore with the COBOL blues again. By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/09/spolsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/09/spolsky/index.html?source=rss Author Joel Spolsky talks about what Microsoft has in common with his grandparents and what Isaac Bashevis Singer has to do with code-generating schemes. By Sam Williams Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/12/evolvable_hardware/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/12/evolvable_hardware/index.html?source=rss Evolvable hardware -- gadgets that design themselves -- can get the job done, even if humans have no idea how they do it. By Kyle Killen Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/23/no_support/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/23/no_support/index.html?source=rss We're not here to help fix your computer. We just want to get you off the phone. A tech-support slave tells his hellish tale. By Ellen Ullman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/05/16/ullman_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/05/16/ullman_excerpt/index.html?source=rss Ethan Levin wasn't worried. Programming mistakes were inevitable. He'd fix it, and move on. An excerpt from Ellen Ullman's new novel, "The Bug." By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/05/16/ullman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/05/16/ullman/index.html?source=rss "The Bug" author Ellen Ullman talks about the Gothic terrors that lurk between the rational lines of computer code. By Sam Williams Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/29/extreme_programming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/29/extreme_programming/index.html?source=rss "Extreme programming" sounds like no more than a marketing-driven fad, but fans are convinced that its rules hold the key to better code. By Sam Williams Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/08/lehman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/08/lehman/index.html?source=rss Meir Lehman has been studying the life cycles of computer programs since he was a researcher at IBM 30 years ago. One of these days he's going to get it all figured out. By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/03/28/hailstorm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/03/28/hailstorm/index.html?source=rss The HailStorm program will put all your data in one convenient place -- and leave Bill Gates with the keys. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/22/number_33/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/22/number_33/index.html?source=rss Real-life dialog-box alerts: Are you sure you want to ...? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/14/sourcexchange/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/14/sourcexchange/index.html?source=rss New O'Reilly venture creates an auction scheme for open-source software projects. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html?source=rss Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities. By Philip Morton Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/03/25/25int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/03/25/25int/index.html?source=rss Introducing the new industry standard in scriptwriting software. By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/03/23/straight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/03/23/straight/index.html?source=rss Readers fill us in on personal information software -- the good, the bad and the discontinued. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/27/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/27/feature/index.html?source=rss Microsoft has your number: By Andrew Leonard. Will Office's new registration scheme stop software pirates or hassle users? By Mike Romano Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/11/11/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/11/11/feature/index.html?source=rss Is there such a thing as a software monopoly? By Mike Romano. Microsoft says no -- and its arguments could provoke changes in the antitrust laws. By Howard Wen Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/09/28/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/09/28/feature/index.html?source=rss Talk to our agent: By Howard Wen. In the rapidly consolidating world of computer gaming, you need more than a good idea to get ahead. By Amy Virshup Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/08/25/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/08/25/feature/index.html?source=rss The Xy files: By Amy Virshup. For the rest of the world, XyWrite is history -- but to its devotees, the antiquated word processor still rules. By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/18/feature947700734/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/18/feature947700734/index.html?source=rss Moore's Law means our processors get faster every year -- but no law can find uses for all that computing power. By Greg Lindsay Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/10/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/10/feature/index.html?source=rss When the owner of mTropolis gave it the ax, users raised money to take the code into their own hands. By James Poniewozik. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/04/14/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/04/14/media/index.html?source=rss For the man who has everything -- it's SHIT magazine! By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/01/06/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/01/06/review/index.html?source=rss Getting a Mac to impersonate a PC is no longer so difficult. But it's still awfully slow.