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Kevlin Henney - Seven Ineffective Coding Habits
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2015/02/15/kevlin-henney-seven-ineffective-coding-habits
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. Kevlin Henney - Seven Ineffective Coding Habits. Mon, 16 Feb 2015 02:49:00 GMT. Kevlin Henney - of Curly Bracket Languages fame has a good video of his presentation at a recent NDC conference Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers. In it he references a paper from Rob Pike Notes on Programming in C.
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A different take on software engineering
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2014/11/11/a-different-take-on-software-engineering
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. A different take on software engineering. Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:25:00 GMT. In The Leprechauns of Software Engineering. Laurent Bossavit has an interesting take on the folklore of software development.
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Category weird, everything about weird
http://www.improvingwetware.com/category/weird
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. The Economist does not understand numbers. Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT. From Difference Engine: Edison’s revenge. This is the improved, edited version. How can a journalist equate 50 to 60 Hz to be close to the frequency of the human heart 60 to 120 beats/minute (1 to 2 Hz). Making a Game of Disaster Recovery Planning.
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Archives for September 2014
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2014/09
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. A different view on testing. Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:16:00 GMT. The Beauty of Testing. Article has a different take on testing;. Test, to put it simply, is the conscience of a product.
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AR⊗TA
http://www.arxta.net/explanation.html
We believe Agile software development. Is being dumbed down, commodified, and is losing its spirit. We seek to replace its current name with one having two virtues: first, that it capture more exactly the attitudes originally behind Agile; second, that it be obscure enough that no one will assume they already know what it means and that—amazingly enough! Mdash;they are already doing it. There are two halves to the story: an attitude toward technology. And an attitude toward the social. But [Wajswol] glad...
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Archives for November 2014
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2014/11
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. The Hard Way is Easier. Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT. Zed Shaw has written an introduction to his Hard Way series. And in it he writes. A different take on software engineering. Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:25:00 GMT. In The Leprechauns of Software Engineering.
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So much universe, and so little time
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2015/03/12/so-much-universe-and-so-little-time
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. So much universe, and so little time. Fri, 13 Mar 2015 02:52:00 GMT. AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER. Some quotes from Terry Pratchett. The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.
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Archives for February 2015
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2015/02
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. Kevlin Henney - Seven Ineffective Coding Habits. Mon, 16 Feb 2015 02:49:00 GMT. Kevlin Henney - of Curly Bracket Languages fame has a good video of his presentation at a recent NDC conference Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers. In it he references a paper from Rob Pike Notes on Programming in C.
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Software Craftsmanship depends on developers knowing the craft of coding
http://www.improvingwetware.com/2014/06/04/software-craftsmanship-depends-on-developers-knowing-the-craft-of-coding
Because technology is never the issue. Pete's very informal blog. The main site for Pete McBreen. Is more formal, this site is for musings and ideas. What to do when the estimate is wrong. Software Craftsmanship depends on developers knowing the craft of coding. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:47:00 GMT. Many software developers do not seem to understand the basics of our craft. Recently I’ve seen. There have been lots more examples, but most of them fall into the category of being unbelievable if you were not a dir...