Like most kids in the civilized world north of the equator, my three daughters all went back to school this week.  The eldest has just gone away to university for first year and she happens to have chosen my alma mater, so moving her in to residence this weekend brought back lots of memories of... [More]

Just recently I read a book called “Fearful Symmetry – The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values” by Brian Lee Crowley.  http://www.brianleecrowley.com/    The book is very interesting for those of us who are concerned with Canada’s place in the world and what our country wil... [More]

Last Monday Agora hosted a “booth” at the Toronto event for Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2010 Launch Event.  "Booth” is in quotes because this was not the typical trade-show kind of booth.  The event was set up as a celebration of software developers and all the wonderful things that t... [More]

Now 10 days past, we still bask in the glow of the golden performances by Canadian Winter Olympians in Vancouver.  Even more importantly, as Canadians, we continue to thump our chests about stepping up on the world stage and demonstrating that we are proud of our country and our accomplishments... [More]

Here at Agora we have 3 service offerings and there is sometimes confusion around what links them all together.  The offerings are: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) - which includes Custom Software Development.  Short description, helping customers choose, create and manage their... [More]

In old movie musicals from the 1940’s there was typically a turning point where someone in the cast decides it’s a great idea to “Put on a Show!”.   Everyone would band together to make something spectacular happen and everyone would go home happy. It feels very much that way around Agora... [More]

Gartner frequently publishes a very interesting take on technology that they call the “Hype Cycle”.  In it, they analyze technology advancements through a lifecycle that includes a Technology Trigger that starts things off, a period called the Peak of Inflated Expectations where things are hype... [More]

The morning radio I listened to today had a list of the “Best Jobs for the Future”.  Software engineer came second, behind Actuary.  Now I’m not one to frown on another profession, but this seemed a little out of order.  Actuaries deal mostly with numbers and arcane issues of mortalit... [More]