After my post last week on "The Broken Window Fallacy in Software", it was clear that there was a misunderstanding. In terms of Broken Windows, there are two types.. First, there's the Broken Window Fallacy which is an economic explanation which dates back to the 1850's. The principle idea – which I was building upon […]
Unless you're in the DC Social Media scene, you might have missed the kickoff of the new podcast radio show: District of Corruption hosted by Geoff Livingston and my colleage and occasional mutual provoker Aaron Brazell. Every Tuesday at 4pm EST, Aaron and Geoff take 30 minutes to hit some of the major social media […]
As an update to last week's post – The First web2project Demo – I have… (wait for it)… the Second web2project demo! http://dotprojectserver.com/web2project/ – admin / testtest No sensitive information should be added to this system as it is available to everyone who logs in. This is the latest snapshot of current development. It is […]
I always thought that writing a good spec before programming is mandatory. I like short but frequent discussions where a project spec is being written. I found out that having a spec (Agile, or not) is something mandatory. Ever since I understood I have to demand a spec from the customer, even if I have […]
With all due respect to Fred Brooks and his seminal work – The Mythical Man Month – I think there's one area that could use another example. He puts forth the idea of the Surgical Team which pulls together a set of skills and abilities into a cohesive group that can be effective without intruding […]
While I don't consider myself an economic genius, I like to think that I have an understanding of base principles*. I understand that – like almost anyone else – my resources are measurably finite. I have a bank account that tends to go down more often than it goes up and I have a clock […]
Via the highly esteemed and very local Justin Thorp, I learned about Widget DevCamp DC over the 25th and 26th of this month (January 2008 for the archives): WidgetDevCamp is a DevCamp/BarCamp-style event for anyone interested in modular social app develpment — widgets, Facebook, OpenSocial, the works. It will be a chance for discussion, learning, […]
Well, it's been a long time in coming, but we're getting ever closer to a release…. so here's our first public demo: http://dotprojectserver.com/web2project/ – admin / testtest And yes, I do the see the irony in the demo being hosted on the dotProjectServer.com domain. A couple quick caveats on this one: First, the system is […]
A long, long time ago before I started CaseySoftware, I didn't understand the point of an introduction. I considered it irrelevant and not all that important to day to day business, goals, or even your personal/professional standing… Then I read a pair of books that changed things: Art of the Start and Love is the […]
Or "Wait a second.. what is that burning smell!?" Now that things have calmed down a bit with WhyGoSolo, I'd like to give a bit of my perspective… Whenever you launch a site, there are going to be problems. Some are going to be tiny and only detectable by the handful of people actively working […]