Agile and PMI Debate Continues in 2010

In the "Two Worlds Collide: PMI and Agile", a recent PMI Network article apparently has stirred the pot of the ongoing Agile vs. PMI debate. Having worked in both PM-centric and agile environments, making them co-exist is possible. Both sides have the same goals. Their means and focal points a just different. I didn't really see a conflict in the recent PMI Network article, "The Sweet Spot", but that is just my perspective.

It basically states a viewpoint. Agile or PM-centric is just another component in the arsenal of tools for leaders to solve problems applying 'peopleware'. On a positive note, at least everyone continues to debate this issue.

Google Web Toolkit Tools for Java

Google acquired the Java tooling division of Instantiations and just rebranded and re-released their suite of Java tools for free. Wow! This is some really high-quality tools for the Eclipse Platform and IDE. Here is the Google Web Toolkit Blog announcement, "Google Relaunches Instantiations Developers Tools - Now Available for Free"

In this suite includes GWT Designer, WindowBuilder Pro (Swing, SWT, GWT, XWT, RCP), CodePro AnalytiX, and WindowTester Pro.

This was unexpected but a welcome early X-Mas present for Java developers!

Chrome 6

Google released Chrome 6 and I have just decided that is has earned the Default Browser status on my personally owned computers. (Mac, Linux, and Windows). This used to be the throne where Firefox but now I feel that speed and simplicity is king when it comes to web browsers. Chrome 6 arrives just in time for cake provides a respectable overview of what's new in Chrome.