Month: October 2007
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Cool vs. Valuable
If you are a software developer or manager of a software development team, how many times have you heard something like “This is cool, we should do it!”? Whenever I hear that, I get nervous. Don’t get me wrong, cool stuff is, well, cool, but that doesn’t mean it is valuable to the customer. Remember…
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Inquisix and WordPress Blogs
I’ve been a little busy for the last few months. As I hinted at a couple of times, I’ve been working on a new venture. Well, that venture is starting to get more public. My partner and I have been working on Inquisix. Inquisix is a site designed for sales people to help them meet…
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Windbelt – Third World Power
Windbelt – Third World Power – Wind Generator – Video – Breakthrough Awards – Popular Mechanic I love it when people take something simple and make it useful. Turning this macro will be a trick, but it is a neat concept regardless. Put this down as another one of those “Why didn’t anyone think of…
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Technical Leadership
Why does it seem so hard to manage engineers, especially software engineers? In my years, I’ve seen a lot of unproductive situations. I’ve worked for and with some amazing people. I’ve also had the pleasure and privilege of managing some of the finest engineers. In general, I found the secret to managing a development team…