Agile Time Pressure Improves Productivity & Quality…Up to a Point (via Mountain Goat Software) There’s a U-shaped curve for productivity vs. pressure. Not enough pressure, and delivery is late. Too much pressure, and you’ll build something unsustainable (or burn people…
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Professional Development – 2019 – Week 14
Dates covered: April 1-7, 2019 (week 14 of 52) Business The Innovation Equation (via Harvard Business Review) There are four parameters: equity fraction (what you get from outcomes instead of rank — hard equity = financial stakes, soft equity =…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 2
In the previous post I primed several parts for painting. This post covers painting the crewmen and the cockpit. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) Logistics So my last post…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 2
Dates covered: January 7-13, 2019 (week 2 of 52) Business The Legacy of Herb Kelleher, Cofounder of Southwest Airlines (via Harvard Business Review) Herb passed away last week, and those who knew him appreciated his leadership style. 30 years after…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 52
Dates covered: December 24-30, 2018 (week 52 of 52) Career How Executives Can Build a Side Career in Teaching (via Harvard Business Review) It’s possible to land an adjunct position at a university without a PhD. It can be quite…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 1
Dates covered: January 1-7, 2018 (week 1 of 52) Career Interview questions for executive, PMs or other leadership candidates. (via Software Lead Weekly) Should engineering managers write code? Wrong question. (via Software Lead Weekly) Process The #NoEstimates debate: An unbiased look at…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 52
Dates covered: December 25-31, 2017 (week 52 of 52) Career Hard and Soft Skills in Tech (via Software Lead Weekly) The delicate balance between coding and managing (via Software Lead Weekly) .NET Rocks! 1506: Laudato Si Challenge with Stephen Forte (via .NET…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 11
Dates covered: March 13-19, 2017 (week 11 of 52) Culture Tech Interview Torture Chamber (via The Software Mentor) Speakers, Let’s Change Our Terminology: No More Rejections (via The Software Mentor) Being an Effective Ally to Women and Non-Binary People (via Software Lead Weekly)…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 9
Dates covered: February 27-March 5, 2017 (week 9 of 52) Career The Impact Github is Having on Your Software Career, Right Now… (via The Software Mentor) Reading Comprehension Strategies (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture Your Software Just Isn’t Mission Critical (via The Software…
TL;DL – .NET Rocks! 1373 (DC Lighting Geek Out)
Show link: .NET Rocks! 1373 (DC Lighting Geek Out) Guests: Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin Show Notes Soraa makes LED lamps that replace halogen lamps; if you’re using AC they work at 12 V. However, you have dimming problems. For typical…