Infeasible software projects are launched all the time

Infeasible software projects are launched all the time and teams are continually caught up in them, but what is the real…

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User Stories are Rarely Appropriate

All tools are useful when used appropriately, and User Stories are no different. User stories are fantastic when used in…

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Seriously. The Devil Made me do It!

Just as eternal as the cosmic struggle between good and evil is the challenge between our two natures. Religion aside, we…

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Failed! You get what you deserve!

Consider this, few projects fail because of unusual or unforeseen problems.  If you are trying to go so fast that…

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Don’t be a Slave to Your Tools

Developers attach quickly to tools because they are concrete and have well defined behavior.  It is easier to learn a…

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Are Debuggers Crutches?

Debuggers have become powerful tools, but like a drug have we become too dependent on them? Since poor developers spend…

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Agile tools do NOT make you Agile

 Ask yourself the following questions: Do great golf clubs make you a great golfer? Does a formula one race make…

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Productive Developers are Smart and Lazy

When I use the terms Smart, Lazy, and Developer, I mean the following: Smart as in intelligent and able to…

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The Programmer Productivity Paradox

Programmers seem to be fairly productive people. You always see them typing at their desks; they chafe for meetings to…

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