Sat.Aug 22, 2009 - Fri.Aug 28, 2009

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Google App Engine Task Queues, Push vs. Pull Paradigm, and Web Hooks

Sachin Rekhi

Despite my post last week on the Shortcomings of Google App Engine and my decision to move away from it as a viable platform for upcoming projects, I have been impressed with the overall architecture and design of their experimental Task Queue API. Google throughout its years has been a leader in interface design and that has been reflected not only in the UI of the products they have built, but the countless API interfaces they have published.

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Interview with a Pure Product Manager

All About Product Management

In this audio interview I speak with the author of the blog Purist Product Management : Aziz Musa. I had the opportunity to work with Aziz for a year at Reed Business Information and found him to be an inspirational and focussed product manager. During the interview I review Aziz’s: academic and professional background before becoming a Product Manager; his experiences at Last Minute.com; the strategic element of the job; how best to interact with the customers; the optimum number of products a