Rework is ok. Refactoring is ok. BDUF (Big Design Up Front) is bad. Minimal amount to get to market is good. Getting to market is good. Don’t get into analysis paralysis. Best book that cleanly cuts to the chase I’ve read in a long while: Rework …and a few friendly reminder videos I really can’t... Continue reading →

I’ve been catching up on blogs lately & reading a few books, the technical type, as one might imagine. To collect my thoughts I decided to have a sit down and write up a little bit on each of the entries & books I’ve found notable. Here’s the recap. Continue reading →

I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit. It had been a really long time since I listed the current tools, SDKs, and frameworks that I’ve been using. Thus here’s my entourage of software that I use on a regular basis that is installed on my primary development machines. Continue reading →

That video alone pretty much says it all. It isn’t about the word processor, or the device, it’s just about writing what you want when you want and how you want. The old legacy mindset of an installed word processor is a bit feeble these days. Especially considering the integrity of Google Docs vs. Microsoft... Continue reading →

Last week I wrote a somewhat scathing open letter to Microsoft regarding their completely retarded use of domains, subdomains, and messaging around products. I’m not sure who exactly is responsible, but I hope they read it, or at least where entertained by it in some way. I didn’t mean it as a personal attack or... Continue reading →