Monthly Archives: April 2008

Kelly Johnson and Agile Development

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Dave

In a previous post about the F-117, I described some of the rules Kelly Johnson had for his projects. As promised, here is how I would map Kelly’s rules to agile development. Kelly: 1. The Skunk Works manager must be … Continue reading →

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Follow up to high stakes salvage

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Dave

A Crushing Issue: How to Destroy Brand-New Cars Last month, I pointed out an article about salvaging a ship in trouble. The salvage crew successfully saved the ship and its cargo of 4,703 Mazda vehicles (loosing one life in the … Continue reading →

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POPSignal – Boston, May 15th

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Dave

Those of you in Boston may remember Tech Cocktail last fall. If you were one of the lucky 300+ people in attendance, you know how successful it was. I know I enjoyed it, and I met some great new contacts … Continue reading →

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Continuing the Lockheed Skunk Works Theme

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Dave

The History Behind the F-35B Continuing the theme of the Lockheed Skunk Works, this is an interesting take on the development of the shaft-driven fan on the F-35B. The inventor discusses how he came up with the idea and how … Continue reading →

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Ruby Background Tasks with Starling – Part 3

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Dave

In my previous post, I went over the changes I made to Workling to add threading and allow it to run for long periods. Now, we need to deploy and monitor everything. In the Linux word, there are several options, … Continue reading →

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