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Do You Know How Long It Took to Develop Word for Windows 1.0?

Diego Basch

Not many people know the story of what would become one of the most widely used software products ever. I learned about it from a case study for my Software Project Management class in 1997, what follows is my summary ( original here , or Google it). The scope for the project turned out to be too ambitious. ” .

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Why Do Alumni Donate to Their Alma Mater?

Diego Basch

When I first got there in 1997, I was taken aback by what I perceived as a display of wealth on campus. Since then I’ve been receiving emails asking for donations, and I’ve even given money once or twice. Going to CMU for my Masters in Software Engineering was one of the single best decisions I’ve ever made.

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

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In his 1997 paper, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance in Continuous Operations , he found that: Laboratory studies show that mental work declines by 25% during each successive 24 hours of continuous wakefulness. Email this page • Contact us • Privacy policy • Terms of use. He lives in Vancouver, BC. Why Crunch Mode.