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How to use consolidation to benefit from new functionality in Foundation
When upgrading to a new version of a piece of software, there is always the risk that something goes wrong: A feature you depend on has changed in an incompatible way, a new bug has made it into the software, or it does something new that has not yet been…
What do we do next? (Part 1)
In a software company, deciding which one of a big pile of conflicting priorities to work on next is one of the hardest things to get right. And it is critical to the business: If your process for doing this works, you end up with products that your customers and…
Standards or chaos?
Joel Spolsky recently posted another great article where he at great length and in his usual amusing fashion describes the problems the Internet Explorer 8 team faced in deciding whether or not to adopt an idealistic or a pragmatic view of the world.
The bottom line is that…
7 surprising lessons from interviewing in India
During my recent visit to India, I interviewed several potential candidates for our offshore development team. In doing this, I learned some valuable lessons about interviewing in India that I will share with you so you can avoid some of the pitfalls that are obvious – but probably only…
Finally, a way to describe IT!
Remarkably, there is no standard for describing what software, hardware and business applications you have, how it is deployed, what the dependencies are, how to tell whether something is working or not, or even how important it is.
We are going to change this. We are going to allow you…
An excellent way to get the best content
I recently discovered Google Reader, and it has changed how I interact with the web in general, and blogs in particular. As it becomes more widely used, I expect it to have even more of an impact.
In principle, the Reader is a simple aggregator of RSS feeds, just…
Rethink the ‘Home page’
Back when the web was young, the home page was where most visitors to a web site would start and therefore it got the most attention. Is this still a valid way of thinking today?
Today, visitors typically visit web sites as a result of a search or a deep…
How to: Choose between Contract and Permanent developers
A lot of software companies use contractors to supplement their in-house Engineering teams, instead of hiring more permanent staff to develop a bunch of shiny new features. But how do you decide which route to take? What are the deciding factors?
Why contractors almost always are the wrong choice
<br… You don’t have to be a fitness freak to cycle to work!
When I moved to London more than 10 years ago, I never seriously considered bicycling anywhere. After all, the roads are narrow, the traffic levels are unbelievable, and the air is thick with diesel fumes from buses, lorries and taxis. Worst of all, there isn’t much of a culture of…
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