Archive for 'agility'

Ignore the User

I vaguely remember reading something about this in the essays that 37Signals released some time ago called Getting Real.  Now as it was many moons ago and the human mind is fantastic at mangling memory I could have got this completely the wrong way around but here’s my take on it…. At the company I [...]

Methodologies, Martial Arts and Philosophy

I can’t help but make comparisons between software development, philosophy and martial arts as I’m passionate about all three. However, I’ve tried three times so far to write an in-depth analysis of the similarities and links between various types of each and failed to put it quite right so I thought a short sharp post [...]

Pragmatic Programming

Certified AddictI bought the Pragmatic Programmers guide first off as I had heard nothing but good reviews and I have to admit they are all very much deserved. I’d gotten far to used to the dry academic books of my university years and been generally put off technical tomes ever since, only getting them when [...]