The Mindset

A friend of mine sent me this article and asked me for my opinion.
The basic premise of the article is simple: if you want to know exactly how a certain tool, technology, or process, improve the productivity of your staff, you cannot just measure how much time it saves. If a certain tool saves […]

Used cars. That’s what’s on my mind these days. My wife and I decided that we need a second car. But judging from the time it takes us to find one, I’m not sure we are really serious about it. Well, we are, but here’s the thing…
You see, I’m just too paranoid to put my […]

A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. A good picture is priceless.
In my line of work I often find myself in need to describe processes, dynamics, and interactions, to help me, and the people I work with, to understand the systems they are part of better. Understanding the reality you operate in, […]

Yesterday, I wrote about ten software development myths, which unfortunately are still around. In his comment to my post, Tim King wisely argued that the ten myths I had listed were all big-company myths.
Tim, I know you said you are going to write your own top-ten small-company myths and misconceptions, but I just couldn’t resist […]

Today, I’m going to start with the bottom line: we still have a long way to go.
No, there’s nothing new about it. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know all about the misconceptions and myths the software industry suffers from. But today wasn’t any ordinary day, because today I had the […]

One of the things I hated as a teenager was being told I should grow up already. Whenever I was told that, my immediate reaction was “You don’t understand anything. YOU grow up!”. Undoubtedly a typical reaction for a teenager. Not to say an immature reaction, which is what got me that far in the […]

A car is a wonderful tool. It can get you from one place to another quite effortlessly (well, assuming the two places are within reasonable distance). For most of us, cars are cost-effective and convenient. They serve their purpose amazingly well, at least until some higher form of transportation emerges.
There’s a lot to consider when […]