I like things that are practical but cannot be definitively proven by anyone with intials after their name. I like the Pareto principle, and I am starting to really like the 8020 model (or 80 / 20 or 80:20) of software development as a starting point. See, Microsoft knows about it: “One really...

So Craig Brown, who used to link to my blog (?) happened to mention to me that Scott Ambler was working on a CMMI for Agile development shops. First I was jealous that he knew and I did not. Then, I was upset with Ambler. Then, it seemed to somehow make sense although at first glance, it was pretty awkward. Agile...

I don’t know why, but part of me roots for Microsoft and this makes me particularly depressed. Google Street View is awesome. Microsoft threw it in a car with an XBox. Live Search Maps with XBox on dashboard coming soon, I guess. Yay.

Having failed miserably and inexplicably with TweetMe, I am giving WP to Twitter a shot. If you see this in my Twitter feed, you will know it has my seal of approval, which is worth a lot. WP plugin creators try to pay me off all the time. Its a pain. Like Project Management groupies, and the MIT Technical...

This is a day or so late, but the article at CNET and a variety of other places tells a little bit about what goes on at the big G. It is interesting to me, because I have recently had a discussion with a manager who said they did not care about the happiness of the developers at their shop, but only...