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Tech Moves: Xamarin co-founder leaves Microsoft; OfferUp adds execs; and more

GeekWire

He was co-founder and chief technology officer at Xamarin, a mobile app development platform founded in 2011. de Icaza, known as a leader in open source software development, was a distinguished engineer at Microsoft. Xamarin co-founder and CEO Nat Friedman left in November.

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How to Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs Part 1 - Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Monday, June 20, 2011. How to Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs Part 1.

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DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

CTOvision

Over a period of less than three years,” program manager Dr. Gill Pratt wrote in the January-February edition of The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, “DARPA expects the field of robotics to undergo a historic transformation that could drive innovation in robots for defense, health care, agriculture and industry.”.

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

GeekWire

As a development manager, he worked on early versions of technologies including the Windows 1.0 software development kit and the C++ programming language. ” Vellon liked to read management books and would use them as lighthearted inspiration and motivation for his team.

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Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Thursday, June 09, 2011. Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

In 2011, Williams brought her methodology for making sense of disorder and uncovering hidden patterns to Flux Trends. She is also the President and founder of the Beijing Academy of Soft Technology, and the author of Global Technological Change: From Hard Technology to Soft Technology (2005; 2011). Twitter: @heathermcgowan.

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