Much more than bits and bytes
What is the Mythical Man Month? It is a concept that attempts to explain how throwing more bodies at a problem where the work is creative and non-partitionable will not result in the increased productivity that can be realized in partitionable work such as factory work. How does it apply to software development? Software development […]
You’ve been build software for a number of years now. Every project is a success, your team trusts you, you always deliver. Then one day you start having conversations with management about the future, whether informally or the dreaded where do you see yourself in five years question. You start receiving emails and phone calls […]
A short intro to the topic of why seeing problems is just not enough. Problems are easy to find. Keeping ears and eyes open one will find plenty of matters at hand. If you find yourself asking “Why do we do that?”, the next question should be “What have I done to understand why we […]
One bright, sunny business day, while working away at the next sprint’s deliverables, you get a panicky call “The site is getting really slow and clients are yelling at me because they are getting errors and spinning wheels of death.” This is never the call one wants, but if one in the business long enough, […]
It’s been over 20 years since I started down the path. I’ve learned and grown so much over that time. I met and worked with many good people who have committed their professional lives to the advancement of the discipline and the teachings of this path. Compared to other sciences, this one is still in […]