How much design is actually necessary? Whats the simplest way to a complete design without any muss or fuss?
An opinion column for developers. Brutally honest, no pulled punches.
How much design is actually necessary? Whats the simplest way to a complete design without any muss or fuss?
What is engineering and can it be applied to software? What contributes to software quality?
In what limited ways are metrics useful? What makes a great developer?
Can cross-group work work? What happens when yelling louder fails?
Why change our quality bar now? What does it take to ship a quality product?
How do you avoid getting shafted by a lame feature assignment? What do you do to get an unfair advantage?
Do we really need Black Belts to help us solve problems? How is Six Sigma any different from just good engineering?
What’s wrong with a little down time? What can a good dev do when they are idle?
How do you keep triage from getting personal? What are the five golden rules of triage?
Are developers better than testers? Do developers always need testers?