Do we create services when we write programs, or are they commodities? Are we like window-washers in that our programs(actions) provide some services to the users? OR: are we like carpenters in that our programs(products) are sold and used by their new owners? Or should this be seen in different aspects: The act of programming being a ...
Is there a free web service, RSS or something where I can get the USA's quotes of live market prices of precious metals like gold,silver,platinum etc. I do not want a paid service to get those details. I wish to write a mobile application and I will have those values read into the application and do further calculation and even sell tho...
What is "Commodity Software"? (Part of the title in the article at http://valgrind.org/docs/newsome2005.pdf) (I'm not an english speaker, and the direct translation of "commodity" to my language does not make much sense to me in a software-context.) An example would be appreciated! ...
I want to know if there's a site providing comparison and ranking of commodity software solutions. ...