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b'Show 37 is my interview with\\nEd Yourdon.\\xa0 We discussed Web 2.0 and\\nit\\u2019s impact on the software development worlds. I\\xa0 have titled the interview,\\n\\u201cCollaborate or Die!\\u201d\\xa0 A bit over the top\\nyou say, well Denis Waitley once said, \\u201con line or in the bread line."\\xa0 The people I was with thought that was a bit\\nover the top.\\xa0 He was right and I would\\nsuggest the use of Web 2.0 tools is another watershed.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nEd is a one of those rare\\npolymaths in the IT world. His bio from Wikipedia begins Edward Nash Yourdon\\n(born 1944) is a computer consultant, an author and lecturer, and a recognized\\npioneer in the software engineering methodology of structured programming world.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nHe is a graduate of MIT,\\nearning a BS in Mathematics in 1965.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe December 1999 issue of Crosstalk:\\nThe Journal of Defense Software Engineering named Yourdon one of the ten most\\ninfluential people in the software field. In June 1997, he was inducted into\\nthe Computer Hall of Fame Yourdon is widely known as the lead developer of the Structured\\nSystems Analysis and Design Method (SSADM), as well as co-developer of the\\nYourdon/Whitehead method of object-oriented analysis/design and the popular\\nCoad/Yourdon OO methodology of the late 1980s and 1990s.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nHe has authored over 550\\ntechnical articles and authored or coauthored 26 computer books since . He founded and\\npublished American Programmer magazine (now titled Cutter IT Journal). He is\\nthe author of the best-selling Decline and Fall of the\\nAmerican Programmer.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nMr. Yourdon currently serves\\nas an internationally-recognized expert witness and computer consultant who\\nspecializes in project management, software engineering methodologies, and Web\\n2.0 development.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nI asked Ed how people could contact him and the part of\\nthe response that struck me was, \\u201cI am online\\u201d.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBlog: Website:\\xa0 Email:\\xa0 \\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can also find Ed on Twitter (Yourdon), Plaxo and\\nother Web 2.0 social networks.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe essay for this cast is\\ntitled \\u201cJust How Badly Do You Want A Number?\\u201d\\xa0\\nThe essay challenges managers and project managers to think about that\\ninitial estimate and the impact it might actually have. The text of the essay\\ncan be found at .\\xa0 Comments and suggestions are welcome.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCheck\\nout the SPaMCAST Facebook page.\\xa0 I wil be\\nposting information on which shows relates to which theme.\\xa0 For example Kenji\\u2019s recent interview, Scott\\nAmblers and Kent Becks all have an agile flavor.\\xa0 This will be a quick way to hit all of the\\nshows in a general thematic area.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThere\\nare a number of ways to share your thoughts . . \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n Email SPaMCAST at\\xa0\\n Voice messages can be left at\\n 1-206-888-6111\\n Twitter \\u2013 \\n BLOG \\u2013 \\n !!!! Software Process\\n and Measurement \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFuture\\nEvents and the next . . .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nConference\\nseason is beginning!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nI\\nwill be speaking at IFPUG\\u2019s 3rd Annual ISMA Conference and Fall Workshops\\nSunday, September 14 \\u2013 Friday, September 19, 2008 at the Westin Arlington\\nGateway Hotel information at .\\xa0 The presentation is call \\u201cCounting Facebook\\u201d\\nand will be on Friday September 19, 2008 at 10:25 AM - 11:25 AM,\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nI\\nam speaking at Quest Toronto 2008 Conference, September 22- 26, 2008, at the\\nHilton Hotel in Toronto, Canada.\\xa0 I will\\nbe presenting \\u201cGood Numbers Go Bad\\u201d on Wed Sept 24th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm and\\nalso joining in as a subject matter expert in the end of day solutions\\nworkshop.\\xa0 Information can be found at\\nhttp://www.qaiquest.org/toronto/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFinally\\nI will be speaking at the Northeast Quality Council 57th\\nConference.\\xa0 The conference is scheduled\\nfor October 14 \\u2013 15 , 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts at Best Western Royal\\nPlaza.\\xa0\\xa0 The presentation is titled \\u201cOne\\nSize Fits . . .Someone Other Than Me\\u201d.\\xa0\\nInformation can be found at .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNext\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn the next\\nSPaMCAST we will feature an interview with Roo Reynolds of IBM.\\xa0 Roo is one of the leading forces in using\\nmetaverses such as Second Life to rewrite how software development and collaboration\\nhappen.\\xa0 In SPaMCAST 39 you are going to\\nsee the future so do not miss it!'