Archive for December, 2006

Ping…. (Or: What I’ve Been Up To)

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

I know. It’s been ages (well, weeks, but still). Don’t worry, everything is OK. Even great! So, what I’ve been up to?
Well, I hate to say it, but I just got a little tired with writing. No, not for good. But I felt I needed a break. I found myself spending 9 hours a […]

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More On Total Loss

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about code which doesn’t deserve to be maintained. I received a lot of comments on this post. Many of them argued that unlike tangible goods, code does not decay. Some people referred me to Joel Spolsky’s article, saying that throwing away code which was already tested and used […]

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A WOW Working Experience

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Dear CEO,
What do your people feel when they wake up in the morning and have to go to work? Is it something like “I wish I could just wake up when the weekend starts”, or is it more like “oh well, I guess I have no choice, do I”? Or is it something completely different?
You […]

Posted in Organizational Culture, Management, Professionalism, Vision, Office Politics | 9 Comments »