Archive for December, 2008

Stout Systems and The Association for Women In Computing

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Stout Systems is proud to continue its support of the Association for Women in Computing as a Gold Sponsor for 2009.
The Ann Arbor Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing originally formed in 1993. Since that time, the chapter has been successfully supporting women members of the Ann Arbor computing community.
More information can be [...]

CodeMash v2.0.0.9 Ushers in a New Year for Developers

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

If you haven’t been to, or never heard of CodeMash, here’s the scoop: CodeMash is a software developer’s conference with sessions covering software architecture, desktop development, Web development, methodologies, mobility, languages and more. The upcoming event spans 3 days in January from the 7th to the 9th.
On the 8th and 9th there will be more [...]

Spotlight on Scrum

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

You’ve probably heard of Scrum, the modern project management methodology that is gaining in popularity because of its effectiveness in speeding up and improving quality in software projects.
Certified Scrum Master and Stout Systems employee John Fohrman packed the house the November’s Great Lakes Area .NET User Group (GANG) Meeting in Microsoft’s Southfield, MI offices.

His Presentation [...]

Olympics for Software Development?

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

by John W. Stout

When I meet new prospective customers, I’m frequently asked what distinguishes or differentiates my company from all of the other software development consulting and tech staffing companies out there.
It’s a fair question, and for the longest time I did not have an answer that seemed much different than what any other similar [...]