Recent Articles
Article by Lee Copeland |
Sep 11 2012 - 12:00am When we are surprised, it’s because we were oblivious to events in our world and we failed to observe relevant information. How oblivious are you? Read More
Article by Matthew Heusser |
Sep 10 2012 - 8:15am The technical career ladder may be a quick climb, but what will you find at the top? Matthew Heusser looks at the lifespan, challenges, and opportunities of the modern tech career. Read More
Article by Steven Ropa |
Sep 7 2012 - 10:00am In a jazz combo, each member of the team has a specialty. As the members play individually, they create a tapestry of music that becomes much greater than the sum of the individual contributions. A small development team also works best this way. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
Sep 4 2012 - 2:10pm The temptation can be incredibly strong for managers—especially new ones—to step in when a technical problem arises. But, that isn’t a very good show of faith in one’s team members. As a manager, you have to delegate a problem and leave it delegated. Read More
Article by Payson Hall |
Aug 28 2012 - 4:37pm Between extreme opinions of what is testing “overkill” and what is “essential,” there sometimes exists a reasonable middle path. In this field report, Payson identifies an example of risk mitigation and the evolution of the analysis that brought him there. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
Aug 7 2012 - 12:26pm There's a common myth among managers—that they are the only drivers and decision makers for their teams and, therefore, can't take time off. In reality, regardless of the team or workgroup you manage, your team makes decisions without you all the time. Read More
Article by Lee Copeland |
Aug 1 2012 - 11:00am Entering a holding pattern on a project can give you the opportunity to gather additional information about a problem. But, sometimes, holding consumes valuable resources with disastrous consequences. Read More
Article by Naomi Karten |
Jul 31 2012 - 3:07pm Scope creep hasn’t been getting as much attention as in past years, perhaps due to more mature development processes, such as agile methods. Inevitably, though, some customers will want just one more thing and just one more other thing. So, the ability to say no will always be in style. Read More
Article by Naomi Karten |
Jul 26 2012 - 7:30pm Are your kids busy developing applications? If the teens who attended the recent Apple Developers Conference are any indication, there’s a lot of development being done by teens. But, even as young people join the ranks of app developers, there’s growing concern about the dependence of kids—and adults—on technology. Many people can’t go an hour, let alone a day, without their digital devices. Read More
Article by Naomi Karten |
Jul 25 2012 - 3:10am Technical professionals write code, test plans, requirements documents, and documentation. They write blogs. They write countless email messages. They certainly tweet a lot. But quantity doesn’t equate to quality. Read More
