I was reading this post the other day and thinking about my particular challenges with software developers. Which I believe I have some…
So today I'm working through some more content management challenges - and hating JavaScript-based WYSIWYG editors. They really really suck…
Have you tried this? I mean really, sat down, tried to make something simple. Not simple for you, simple for others. People always say they…
I recently purchased a new laptop for one of my daughters, it came with Vista. This is the first Vista based computer in the house. Let me…
So I went to the TSOT Rails Project night last night, it was good to see some familiar faces and I enjoyed the presentations. There was some…
At Three Wise Men we've just finished off a reasonably large project, and a few things really struck me in the end about the way we operated…
I read an article (well, it's more of a slide-show) this morning that just set my hair on fire. Now I understand that to many folks in I.T…
Since I've been back at TWM and getting involved in the day to day operations again, and I'm back on task to formalize our procedures…
Any organization who wants to survive needs to realize that they need to implement some level of Continuous Improvement. This is a concept…
We as an industry forgot this for a long time, and I am proud to be part of the movement to bring it back. I hear all the time from people…
Your project is lying to you. That comment that someone wrote way back over that block of code? Yeah, it was relevant a year ago. Today, it…
This past weekend I was at the Software Craftsmanship North America conference (SCNA) hosted by 8th Light in Chicago. This is a wonderful…
There is a particular class of problem, a Wicked Problem , that denies solution. These problems are difficult or impossible to solve due to…
So, you get it. Technical debt is bad. So what do you do about it when you have it? First step is probably to try and avoid digging yourself…
It is so easy to sweep things under the rug. I’ll fix that comment later. One day, I’ll need to refactor this. Oooo this code is stinky, no…
If you require project accountability to funders, for grants or tax refunds, you need lightweight processes that integrate with your…
In 2011, Daniel Kahneman launched a book called Thinking Fast and Slow. It summarized decades of research and presented one core thesis…
I have found a new thing. A test culture so pervasive and intrinsic that they want to test everything . So much so that they have chosen an…
I've seen some thoughts floating around today around what kind of mix of generalists or specialists should you have on an agile team. It…
So, how much of a part do your feelings play in how you write software? Feelings are important. Feelings are your "spidey sense", your…
So, this hit my newswires today: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331144-500-ai-learns-to-write-its-own-code-by-stealing-from-other…
I've been coaching other teams for over a year now (I spent 15 years coaching my own teams), but I still have a small software development…
Our friends who live down the road from us, always have such a beautiful garden and take amazing care of their animals. The way they've…
This past weekend, I took part in the PTBOGameJam03 event in Peterborough, Ontario, an event that has steadily grown since August 2016. In…
I drew this picture to illustrate a few ideas, and it’s long overdue for an explanation beyond the few folks at whom I’ve stood in front of…
In 1909, Frederick Taylor published a paper entitled The Principles of Scientific Management. At this time in history, things got made by…
In an agile organization, our primary concern is the flow of value - "concept to cash" as we've heard from the DevOps and Continuous…
I sat in a meeting yesterday that was probably the best illustration of conflict between business models and systems models that Ive seen…