The Ruby Colored Box
I recently read a blog about a guy who had a bad interview. The blog was well written and pretty funny. He metaphorically described...more.
Professionalism
Fecophiles
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I got an interesting email yesterday. It contained the following paragraph describing an email he had sent to his co-workers about a refactoring...more.
8 Things You Ought to Know If You Do Not Know Anything About Hiring A Software Developer
“The one absolutely solid place to store your capital today — if you know how to do it – is in software developers’ wallets.”
...is...more.
The Letter
We need to become a self-regulating and self-policing profession. The stakes are simply too high to allow software to remain in the current ad-hoc limbo...more.
Flipping the Bit
There’s a bit you need to flip in your head. It’s just one bit. In this blog we’ll call it “THE BIT”. Some...more.
Simplicity of Teamwork
I remember in my times as a restaurant worker that the management would always give us these rhyming platitudes that were after-school-special cheesy. One...more.
Speech is silver; silence is golden
Some time ago, I was stumped by a spec failure. Having decided that I’d spent enough time on it, I asked a colleague over...more.
Stubbing :new Considered Harmful
Hi my name is Eric, and I have made a mess. There I said it. I’m not proud of it, but I believe a...more.
Zeroth rule of Professionalism
This blog post serves as a response to the article Software Testing Craft by Markus Gärtner, which can be found in the first...more.
A Software Craftsman’s New Year’s Resolutions
There is so much to learn in this field, and the many new languages, frameworks, and APIs that are developed every day only add...more.
Thoughts from a Boutique Software Shop
Michael Feathers recently wrote about boutique software shops. He drew a parallel between master chefs and software shops and made a few...more.
Bug free or Free Bugs
I will not charge a client for a bug fix. Not a penny. If I make a mistake, it is my professional obligation to...more.
One Take on Configuring Rails Routes and asset_host
We recently had an interesting requirement surface. In anticipation of the release of a number of demo environments, our customer requested that system configuration...more.
How Jim got started programming
I was looking for a new major after deciding chemistry (and lab work in particular) probably wasn't for me. So I decided to try...more.
Customer Interaction
At 8th Light, they follow a practice of training people through an apprenticeship period. As it is nearing the end of my apprenticeship, my...more.
How Paul started coding
Whenever I would visit my grandmother growing up, one of the highlights was she had space invaders on her computer. Once, my Uncle Don...more.
How Doug got started programming
When I was about 11 or so I bought a Color Computer III at a garage sale. I started typing in some basic programs...more.
Some Thoughts on Software Defects
Software defects are a part of software. This is a negative subject, but I don’t want to seem like the software I write is...more.
Agile Production Support: Final brush strokes
There is no perfect software. At least I have never seen it. Bugs and minor feature changes are indications people are using your software....more.
Emotional Iterations
After all the cards are written and estimated, it is time for the customers to pick the first iteration, for which they need a...more.
Peer Pressure
One of the famous studies on peer pressure was the Stanford prison experiment, conducted by a team of researchers led by then Psychology...more.
Shake Things Up
The most widespread and common greeting in the American culture is the handshake. Handshakes are shared between anyone meeting for the first time, and...more.
Beware the Freebie
It is unavoidable. Every story must go through these milestones of life in order. A story cannot be estimated if it has not been...more.