Developer Fundamentals: Introduction

As we see the convergence
of IT and GIS, many more traditional GIS users (“GIS Analysts”) and
other people are finding themselves faced with creating stable,
maintainable GIS applications. To help out, I thought I’d start a
series of postings about software development fundamentals. While this
is not going to to replace “real” training, time spent reading books,
and actual hands-on-the-keyboard coding, hopefully these posts will
help people avoid common mistakes.