Tell me these aren’t relevant. Tell me it isn’t like a summation of Wall Streets mistakes leading up to 2008. Deming died in 1993. Deming’s 7 Deadly Diseases of Management* Lack of constancy of purpose Emphasis on short term profits Evaluation of performance, merit rating or annual review Mobility of top management Running a company [...]
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Flex is a Relic and Silverlight is a Zombie
…or some other catchy metaphor that will grab your attention. These technologies were hot over the last 5 years. Flex gained a particular amount of popularity in the Java community where UI technologies have a bit of a spotty record (that’s like saying my Bengals have a bit of a spotty record over a lifetime). [...]
The Myth of Multitasking
I read The Myth of Multitasking this fall, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. I let the book sit a bit after reading before writing this post, in order to see what type of difference it has made. Having read it, and worked through the exercises in the book, and put the principles into [...]
Agile Muffins: A Simple Justification of Iterative Methodologies
I find myself more and more involved in the sales process with my company. And while our primary focus is on expertise around technology and information, the team I sell for most does work using Agile methodologies. It’s not the primary aspect of our sale though, as people want to hear about our proposed solution, [...]
Networking Yourself As A Developer
In a tough economy, jobs can be hard to find. Especially the right jobs, ones that make you happy and help you grow in your career. Even if you are satisfied with your job, having a network of programmers, managers, and other IT professionals is a great thing. You have people to bounce ideas off [...]
Questions to Ask About Any New Custom Application In An Enterprise Setting
How will this new software handle: Authentication Authorization Exceptions Instrumentation Persistence Object/Data Distribution Business Intelligence Team Turnover Quality Assurance Increased Load Validation This is a work in progress. Suggestions?
Why Clint Eastwood is My Programming Hero
This post has been stewing for a while. I’ve struggled for a way to describe the needless clash I see between the communities I work in. But I think I’ve found my analogy. Ever watch a Clint Eastwood Western? Not Dirty Harry, or any the modern-setting movies he’s been directing lately, but the Westerns. In [...]
Thinking About Steve Yegge’s Hiring Post
http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/06/done-and-gets-things-smart.html I’m a big fan of Steve Yegge and his blog. I was recently rereading some of his posts and the above one had a lot of new meaning for me. At my job, I had recently been involved several interviews of technical candidates, as well as working with a new hire that I didn’t [...]
