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What is the value of comparing companies based upon development technology & methodologies?
I was recently talking to a company about their development team’s adoption of new technology, frameworks, and the overall sophistication of their projects.   During the conversation, the IT manager made several comments about wanting to become...
Its been a while….perhaps a lifetime
...since I was here last.  I'm sure my subscriber count has dropped significantly since November due to my lack of new posts. Some may wonder what has been going on lately.  If not, then go back to Facebook and find someone more interesting...
Degrees of optimism in projects
Whenever I lead a project, I always try to plan in such a way that sets me and my team up for success. I do this in many ways, starting with a good methodology, doing thorough analysis, and providing a level of risk/certainty along with any estimates...
The influence of style upon methodology...
No matter how faithfully you try to follow your chosen project methodology (Scrum, Extreme Programming, Waterfall, CMMI, etc.) ultimately the strengths, weaknesses, successes, and failures you experience are determined by the habits, attitude, and style...
Reserve judgement lest thou be judged too...
After submiting my last post (rant), I re-read it and had a thought occur. Maybe I too should show humility and take the optimistic view that the developers of these projects really did have good reasons for their reinventions and innovations. Perhaps...
Blogged-down, Blogcrastinating, & Blogstipated
...are a few words that could describe my past year (or so) of blogging activity. I have so many thoughts zipping around in my mind that I just cant find time or motivation to go code, post, and purge them - I feel completely mentally constipated. Somehow...
Recruiting professionally in the small world of IT.
Face it, the IT world is a tiny tight-knit community where everyone knows everyone either directly or indirectly through our own private game of 6-degrees of separation . So, why do most employers treat potential recruits more like pesky cold-calling...
Proverbs of a Corporate Coder #6 (retrospective revision)
"Ignorance is only bliss if you are ignorant of your own ignorance." ( original )
Proverbs of a Corporate Coder #6
"Ignorance most definitely is not bliss! However, much can be said of being ignorant of your own ignorance." - Lance Hunt
Proverbs of a Corporate Coder #5
"Where there is pain and frustration, there is also opportunity." - Lance Hunt
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