Referencing information on the web... - No Fluff Just Stuff

Referencing information on the web...

Posted by: Venkat Subramaniam on August 16, 2005

I may have started a stir by referencing a wiki on the web. Did not realize this until today!

Christopher Diggins says "When it comes to Computer Science, don't reference Wikipedia."

So, is there an authentic reference on the web? Of course there are well published
articles in journals some posted online (some for a fee), etc., but I learn a great deal
from what all kinds of people have posted. Of course, not all of it I agree with and those
that I am intrigued by, I certainly try to verify/validate before accepting or using.

As much as I travel, I certainly depend on the web a lot... it is probably one of the most
accessible reference I have when I am stuck in a hotel or a remote client site (as my life
is mostly these days).

Venkat Subramaniam

About Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.

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