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Article by Jon Speicher |
Dec 22 2011 - 12:00pm Communities are sprouting up all over the world to provide an outlet for those who want to create new things and hack existing ones. In this article, Jonathan Speicher writes about one such group, HackPittsburgh, some of the projects he’s worked on, and the value the maker movement brings to those who work in the software industry. Read More
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Dec 20 2011 - 12:00pm In this TechWell interview, Dave Hendricksen, author of 12 Essential Skills for Software Architects, discusses his new book that covers the soft skills that technical people should learn. Read More
Article by Payson Hall |
Dec 20 2011 - 12:00am Many professionals in the software industry chose to pursue software to avoid business schools and MBAs. In this article, Payson explains that some of that "Business BS" can be useful both tactically and strategically to software project managers. Read More
Article Jonathan Vanian |
Dec 19 2011 - 9:50pm Two TechWell editors take take a look back at fifteen articles that were among the most read, the most shared, and the best conversation starters. Read More
Article by Howard Smallowitz, George Stark |
Dec 19 2011 - 1:50pm We live in a consumer-oriented society, where we are taught to expect that everything that we buy or create must be the best. Clearly, quality is considered to be a top-selling feature in many of the products that we buy. But what if it shouldn’t be? Read More
Article by Bob Aiello |
Dec 15 2011 - 6:57pm In this excerpt from an interview recorded at this year's Better Software and Agile Development Practices East conferences, authors Bob Aiello and Jez Humble discuss the challenges and the rewards of instituting configuration management and DevOps practices. Read More
Article by Gojko Adzic |
Dec 13 2011 - 12:00pm Understanding what the business users are trying to achieve can significantly help you focus the project on things that really matter. In this excerpt from Gojko Adzic's book Specification by Example, the author offers some tips for effectively collaborating on the project scope when you don’t have a high-level control of the project. Read More
Article by Lisa Crispin |
Dec 12 2011 - 9:30am When Lisa Crispin’s team got an opportunity to put the story mapping ideas she picked up from Jeff Patton into practice, they excitedly rushed into it and missed a few steps. Find out what happened, what didn't happen, and what they learned from it all. Read More
Article by TechWell Staff |
Dec 7 2011 - 11:00am Keith Johnson is vice president of product development at Jama Software. in this Sticky ToolLook interview, he discusses some of the changes that agile development has brought to the requirements management process. Read More
Article by Naomi Karten |
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Dec 5 2011 - 1:00am One of the most important roles of a leader is to serve as a role model for others in the organization. In this article, Naomi Karten describes a situation in which a CIO forgot this responsibility, almost taking action that would have undermined his efforts to reverse the IT organization’s plunging morale. Read More
