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My curiosity led me to make a visit and try the McCafe experience during the second day of its opening. Truth be told, I’m not a real coffee drinker. I know how to order my latte but not one that knows how to produce a cup for myself other than using instant packets. The McCafe experience really does mimic Starbucks and the other premium coffee providers albeit at a lower price for its range of handcrafted coffee. The range of its coffee menu is less than half of Starbucks but who’s going to complain if one can get a simple Cappucino, Flat White, Americano, Mocha, Latte, Espresso, Iced Latte or Iced Mocha with prices between RM 4.50 to RM 6.50? Of course, unless you’re a total premium coffee experience fan. You even get a foamed ‘M’ to go with it. All you need to do is select your caffeine fix at the counter, pay up and then wait for the baristas to prepare your drink. I’m looking forward to their opening in other branches so I might drop in for a coffee once in a while. Friends of mine said this is good, probably could bring down the price of Starbucks. I’m not too sure. There are Starbucks fans and there are people who wants to get more shots of coffee. What say you? Amazingly, most of the content inside this book is still very much applicable and relevant till this day in the world of software development. Of course, much of it has been updated to reflect the current software development scene, hence the ‘Third Edition’. The author, Craig Larman is known throughout the worldwide software community as an expert and coach in OOA/D and design patterns, agile/iterative methods, an agile approach to the Unified Process (UP), and modeling with the UML. This is evident from the number of books written on Agile Development and this book, Applying UML and Patterns is among the most popular text worldwide for software development. As Craig has turned out to be an ardent advocator of Agile, it is not surprising to see the book being updated with a lot of Agile related content. Agile For those who are not practicing Agile development yet, this book provides a high level understanding of the iterative development methodology and agile project management, probably helping you to switch from the conventional waterfall lifecycle development methodology. Using/being Agile has a lot of benefits especially in the software development world were changes is constant and changes very quickly. Agile practitioners on the other hand will get to learn how to apply modelling in a Agile way. UML As UML is the core part of this book, so do expect heavy reading and visualizations of software systems in diagrams. You will get to learn how to model systems with examples targeted for a point of sales system (POS), and a monopoly game. All UML diagrams such as package diagrams, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, state machine diagrams, system sequence diagrams, class diagrams, interaction diagrams are all well covered. The examples accompanying each diagram are also explained very well, allowing even a typical programmer to understand clearly what the author tries to convey. Patterns Patterns are used very commonly in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. Software design patterns help Object-Oriented programming to solve common programming pitfalls and inefficiency so that a programming problem can be designed with the best possible solution that could scale, and be reused. The Gang of Four, or GoF consists of four authors for the book Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, where design patterns first came into popularity. While this book does not touch on all the design patterns written by the GoF, it provides a high level introduction on the GoF patterns. Craig however, delves more into the GRASP concept. The different patterns and principles used in GRASP are: Controller, Creator, Indirection, Information Expert, High Cohesion, Low Coupling, Polymorphism, Protected Variations, and Pure Fabrication. Oh yes, it’s THAT thick. Over 600 pages of text and diagrams weighing 3.6 pounds or 1.6 kilograms! Talk about heavy programming stuff (pun intended). All in all, this book is a very comprehensive guide for starters in the world of programming who also wants to build better and proper software. Not only that, this book also acts as a good companion to intermediate software developers or architects in designing software solutions to problems. This book is a product from an essay competition in 2010 titled – Asia’s Challenge 2020 organized by TIME Magazine, Asia Business Council and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Among the 400 essays submitted by Asians age 32 and below, nearly 100 author’s essays were selected and compiled for publication of this book. Asian Tigers refers to four Asian countries, namely Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. These nations and areas were notable for maintaining exceptionally high growth rates (in excess of 7 percent a year) and rapid industrialisation between the early 1960s and 1990s. The term has now being used even more broadly to describe economies that are growing rapidly on a sustained basis. The young Asians of the Asian Tigers now belong to the generation of what we now called Tiger Cubs – they have protective parents who often use their newfound affluence to ensure that their children make the most of opportunities that the elder generation never had. The Asia’s Challenge 2020 Essay competition poses the following questions to writers: What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it? The main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asia’s continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia. As such, you can expect a myriad of opinions from young Asians about a diverse range of topics about Asia as a whole from this book. Two authors of this book, Mark L. Clifford and Janet Pau compiled the selected essays and summarizes the important views of all the essayists into the following chapters. This book is for you if you are always into current affairs and would like to know what Asians born after 1978 views on the region of Asia as a whole. If you are from the generation of baby boomers, this book will provide valuable insights about Asia from the perspective of Gen Y. There are definitely young (as young as 18) and smart Asians who knows what’s happening in Asia and what’s coming in the next decade. Quotes from the book’s Back Cover “The Tiger Cubs will soon inherit Asia and with that vast challenges ranging from inequality to water security. Fresh insights from the up-and-coming presented in Through the Eyes of Tiger Cubs: Views of Asia’s Next Generation show that the Cubs are up for it. —Marjorie Yang Chairman, Esquel Group, Hong Kong “As in all previous generations, Tiger Cubs lack historic perspective and so are also not burdened by it. Their views on the future are thus worth contemplating. After all, they and not we the older folks, will have to live with it. If we do not muck up things too badly, which is a distinct possibility, then the ideas of our young as documented in this book should help point the way. We all wish that as Mr. Deng Xiaoping says, our next generation will be brighter than we are and so has a better chance of mapping out a brighter future.” —Ronnie C. Chan Chairman, Hang Lung Properties, Hong Kong; Co-Chair, Asia Society “The subjects covered in this book are not new. They have been covered in many essays and commentaries in the media. But this book is different in that it sees these problems and issues from the view point of the Tiger Cubs generation, those born after 1978. Their views can be disconcerting to the older generation who focused on survival and built the foundation for the life of the Tiger Cubs generation. Nevertheless we have to listen to them because they will shape the world in which the older generation will live out their last years.” Dhanabalan Chairman, Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd., Singapore “While the challenges Asia faces over the next 10 years are formidable, if the essays submitted for Asia?s Challenge 2020 are any indication, our future is in the good hands of many intelligent, creative, globally minded, locally active thinkers. I will do all I can to support this new generation of future leaders in their efforts to promote greater harmony and a higher quality of life in Asia and throughout the world.” —Nobuyuki Idei CEO, Quantum Leaps Corp., Japan “Through the Eyes of Tiger Cubs brings to the fore the perspectives, pragmatism, aspirations, hopes, and beliefs of the next generation of young leaders across Asia. I would recommend this book as a ?must-read? for business leaders and scholars of globalization across the world.” —N. R. Narayana Murthy Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Ltd., India “The Asia?s Challenge 2020 essay contest was a unique opportunity for young Asians to articulate their views about the obstacles the region faces over the next decade. As a judge I was struck by the wide range of issues and impressed by solutions offered to the many challenges facing Asia. With the publication of this timely and much-needed book, readers now have the opportunity to hear first-hand about the hopes and concerns of Asia’s rising generation.” —Lubna Olayan Deputy Chairman and CEO, Olayan Financing Co., Saudi Arabia “This book is a must-read for those interested in and concerned about Asia?s long-term growth. It presents in a systematic way the region?s great challenges from the eyes of young Asians. Understanding the thoughts of those who will ultimately take up leadership responsibilities offers insights on Asia’s future direction.” —Qin Xiao Chairman, Boyuan Foundation, China The book also includes the four winning essays which you can also read it online from Time.com.
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McDonald je McCafe napadne Maleziju Tek nedavno je McDonald'sa McCafe napravio tihi ulazak u Maleziji kroz prvi McCafe podružnice u Kota Damansara je Mc Donald-a. To je djelomično šutio, jer nije bio prikazan na svojoj službenoj internetskoj stranici , ali je najavila u McDonald'sa Maleziji Facebook stranici . Moja znatiželja je dovelo me da bi posjet i pokušajte McCafe iskustvo tijekom drugog dana svog otvaranja. Istina se javi, ja nisam pravi kava pije. Znam kako naručiti moja kava s mlijekom, ali ne onaj koji zna kako proizvesti šalicu za sebe, osim pomoću trenutačnih paketa. Sve što znam je to McCafe slavu vrsta ubio ili dao oštroj konkurenciji na Starbucks u SAD-u. McCafe iskustvo uistinu oponašaju Starbucks i druge vrhunske kave davatelje iako po nižoj cijeni za svoj asortiman ručno kave. Raspon svoje kave izbornik je manje od polovice Starbucks, ali tko će se žaliti ako netko može dobiti jednostavan cappucino, Stan bijela, Americano, Mocha, Latte, espresso, ledeni Latte ili ledeni moka s cijenama između RM 4,50 na RM 6,50? Naravno, osim ako ste ukupno premija kava iskustvo ventilator. Možete čak dobiti pjenasti 'M' da ide s njom. Sve što trebate učiniti je odabrati svoj kofein popraviti na šalteru, platiti i onda čekati baristas pripremiti svoje piće. Radujem se njihovom otvaranju u drugim granama tako da sam mogao ispustiti u za kavu jednom u neko vrijeme. Prijatelji moji kazao je to dobro, vjerojatno mogao srušiti cijenu Starbucksu. Nisam previše siguran. Postoje Starbucks navijači i postoje ljudi koji žele da biste dobili više snimaka kave. Što reći što?