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December 25, 2007
It's not the Code, Stupid
Programming is not about programming. I came to this realization after reviewing my XP and Agile books as part of an engagement for a large client. I must confess that each time I start on my XP books I have...
December 20, 2007
Bimbo Blowout
Christine Aguilera. Not a bimbo.(This picture was for illustrative purposes only, of course) My master plan for web domination has been foiled. Google has done some major re-organization to their search engine and now my web site traffic has dropped...
December 19, 2007
The Guy
I am continually amazed at how a form of hero-worship exists in IT. Just a few months ago, I was fortunate enough to apply for funding at Y-Combinator. It's like a boot camp for startups. It was formed in part...
December 18, 2007
Test your Installs
Lesson for the day -- always test your installs. If you don't, this could happen to you.Shortly after releasing EVE Online: Trinity at 22:04 GMT on Wednesday, 5 December, we started receiving reports that the Classic to Premium graphics content...
December 17, 2007
Turning Stopwatches into Tricorders
how close are we to developing something like this? I read a fascinating article last week on the state of atomic clocks. There's nothing more fun than rank scientific speculation, so let's have a go. First we start with a...
December 12, 2007
Philosophy and Software Development
Recently one of my large clients asked me to come out and look at their development process. It underscored even more to me the relationship between philosophy and software development....