Author: Manjunath Ingale

Global Unique Identifier | Glossary

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Definition:

A GUID (global unique identifier) is a term used by Microsoft for a number that its programming generates to create a unique identity for an entity like a Word document. GUIDs are wide utilized in Microsoft products to identify interfaces, duplicate sets, records, and alternative objects. different types of objects have different types of GUIDs – for example, a Microsoft Access database uses a 16-byte field to determine a unique identifier for replication.

Further Reading:

Book: Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler .  

 

Remote | Book Series

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Overview:

For too long our lives have been dominated by the ‘under one roof’ Industrial Revolution model of work. That era is now over. There is no longer a reason for the daily roll call, of the need to be seen with your butt on your seat in the office. The technology to work remotely and to avoid the daily grind of commuting and meetings has finally come of age, and bestselling authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are the masters of making it work at tech company 37signals. Remote working is the future – and it is rushing towards us.

Remote: Office Not Required combines eye-opening ideas with entertaining narrative. It will convince you that working remotely increases productivity and innovation, and it will also teach you how to get it right – whether you are a manager, working solo or one of a team. Chapters include: ‘Talent isn’t bound by the hubs’, ‘It’s the technology, stupid’, ‘When to type, when to talk’, ‘Stop managing the chairs’ and ‘The virtual water cooler’.

Authors:

Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Published In:

31 October 2013