Monthly Archives: November 2025

How many software developers are there?

Posted on November 30, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

It is hard to check the credibility of any estimate of the current and future numbers of software developers worldwide. Bjarne Stroustrup points out that counting developers is hard and that not everybody defines “developer” in the same way. Still, this … Continue reading →

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Innovation Theater

Posted on November 29, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

John Brandon Elam wrote about Why Real Builders Leave and Mediocrity Gets Promoted: “I’ve been talking to professionals across decision intelligence, AI, and software development. Different companies. Different industries. But the same patterns keep emerging: → Projects that return millions … Continue reading →

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Challenge Dec-2025 “Inside/Outside Production”

Posted on November 27, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

You need to help a manufacturer decide how much of each demanded product should be produced internally and how much should be sourced from outside. Whether a product is made inside or outside, it has an associated cost. A product … Continue reading →

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One More Time About Declarativity

Posted on November 23, 2025 by jacobfeldman

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The person who ships wins

Posted on November 18, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Adam DeJans Jr. recommends: – Build the smallest thing that actually solves the problem– Get it in front of people fast– Fix what actually matters, not what only you notice– Don’t wait for perfect alignment; ship something that forces alignment– … Continue reading →

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Yann LeCun is leaving Meta

Posted on November 17, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

“Yann LeCun is leaving Meta. And he thinks LLMs are a dead end.One of the founding fathers of modern AI is quietly preparing his next move.And the reason he is leaving might reshape the entire industry.” Link More

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Challenge Nov-2025 “Advanced Website Design”

Posted on November 15, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This challenge is an advanced version of last month’s Challenge Oct-2025, when a freelance developer needs to design a website with as many features as possible, but also maximizing the total value of the selected features. Now you have several additional … Continue reading →

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“It’s the autonomy, stupid!”

Posted on November 14, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This is the title of Yefim Natis‘s post about agentic computing. “Agents can be the building blocks for composable solutions, and orchestration agents may take on the role of a composer. Autonomy of a software component is not new. The … Continue reading →

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IBM OPL CPLEX – Free Community Edition

Posted on November 13, 2025 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Did you know that IBM provides a FREE ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio for individual users? You can register to download it using the link. The no-cost edition is restricted to problems up to 1,000 variables and 1,000 constraints. Flexibility to … Continue reading →

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Solutions for Oct-2025 Challenge “Decision with two objectives”

Posted on November 13, 2025 by jacobfeldman

DMCommunity.org has already received five solutions for its Oct-2025 Challenge, which asks to help a web designer to select certain website features while satisfying budget and value constraints. What makes this simple problem interesting is that it involves two conflicting … Continue reading →

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