Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
My impression is that over the last years the two words effectiveness and efficiency are used more and more interchangeable. This is very misleading due to the totally […]
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The Curse of Cp and Cpk
In factory automation the calculations of Cp (Process capability index) and Cpk (measure of process capability) values are a good tool to monitor and proof performance and quality. […]
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During my professional life, I often have to explain my point of view of software development responsibilities. When, who has and where to develop software? Does a factory […]
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When I started to learn programming professionally in 1991 at the Schülerrechenzentrum Dresden I was always told: “Do not use GOTO statements! It is never needed due to […]
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“Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself. “ – Pythagoras – The Pythagorean Triangle of life […]
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Hook scripts are flexible in their implementation. I want to show an easy way how to overcome the obstacle of system routines which contain high volatile code due […]
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