The Third Rule of Software Development
Previously, I've talked about what I consider to be the first two rules of software development: The first rule was…
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On Disaster Planning
Last week, I was teaching the Security Class for php|architect and talked not only about protecting your applications from security…
Leading vs Following
Something happened at php|tek 2009. Okay, lots of stuff happened. I mean something big happened at php|tek 2009. A group…
On Constructive Criticism
Last week at php|tek 2009, there were numerous sessions on improving your development practices. There were some focused on better…
Product Roadmaps: Pick and Choose
In case you haven't been following along, I tend to talk quite a bit about web2project and its upcoming release. …
The Second Rule of Software Development
Recently, I wrote about The First Rule of Software Development. While it's central tenant is complete and covers the main…
You might be a developer…
Since I started my career in software development, I've read and reviewed code in a variety of languages. In each…
The First Rule for Software Development
Recently I taught a class of bright-eyed, bushy-tailed PHP’ers just getting their start in the world. They haven’t done their…
Defending Against the 2nd Worst Developer
A few months ago, I heard an interesting idea about the 2nd Worst Developer. It's wrapped up in a simple…
If I had more time…
One of the more famous T.S. Eliot quotes is: "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter…