Career
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Formal Education vs Self-Taught Learning…Which is Best For You?
The internet is rife with information, and has undoubtedly become one of our greatest resources for learning. Instead of referencing…
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Psychology for Programmers
Anyone who’s seen The Two Ronnies “Four Candles” comedy sketch will understand the frustrations that can result from a lack…
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Cutting Corners
The pressure to deliver yesterday is strong. If it’s not customers nagging you, it’s project managers breathing down your neck…
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Stories from the interview room: Should your code be doing THAT?
We require all candidates to do a coding test before we invite them to an interview. The purpose of the…
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ESTIMATES, No NOESTIMATES AND THE PRISONER’S DILEMMA
As I was reading Ron Jeffries‘ series of posts where he documented his #NoEstimates discussion with Steve McConnell, I came…
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You can’t build an MVP
MVP is an acronym for Minimum Viable Product. Ever since the Lean Startup book and movement appeared, it has become the…
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Jennifer Hay is a Technical Resume Expert
Jennifer Hay is a professional resume writer, and is highly recommended by a lot of people in the tech industry.…
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Follow-up-EvolvingPublication
Martin Fowler just published a “Bliki” article on his site about EvolvingPublication. This is a concept I’ve been using for…
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Should I Work For a Small or Large Company?
In this episode, I talk about working for small versus large companies. Full transcript: John: Hey, John Sonmez from simpleprogrammer.com.…
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My Business is Software
When I attended Drury University, I was a bit of an enigma. My peer group in the business school didn’t…
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