In the time that I have developed software, I don’t know that I’ve ever met a developer who got excited about writing specs for anything. In fact, most developers loathe writing specs, or developing schedules of any kind. It’s not that they’re lazy, or that they don’t want to be held accountable; most of the [...]

Since being laid off last month, I’ve thought long and hard about what I wanted to do next. After consulting with my fiancee and with friends and colleagues, I decided that the best approach would be to begin working towards my own consulting company. And so, several weeks into the process, I’ve laid the groundwork [...]

The New York Times did a profile on the topic of pair programming, the art of writing software with a partner. They looked at it through the eyes of an individual who does pair programming every day.

Last week, Cal Evans retweeted James McGovern, who originated this tweet:

Imagine that you’ve just been offered a brand new job. That’s fantastic! Now, make sure you do the math and find out what it will cost you.