Ok, so you’re working at a non-Agile shop, possibly even a shop with bad project management. How do you get them to being Agile if you’re not the CEO or VP of Engineering? By doing something I call: CrockPot Agile…
Job Hunting
Job Hunting is Like Dating
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If I call the recruiter at the company too soon I’m desperate. If I wait too long, I’m not interested.
Job Hunting
Résumé, Aim, Hired
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Recently, I was at a company website browsing for jobs. As usual, I ran into a typical catch-22: Every career advisor on the planet will tell you to customize your cover letter and résumé for the position, but I have…
Technology
Mac voodoo: Always use the combo updater
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This is just a piece of mac OSX voodoo: I never use Software Update for a major OS upgrade, I always use the combo installer. Even though it’s a larger download, the combo updater ends up refreshing a big hunk…
Technology
Why I Like DB2
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I cannot for the life of me figure out why people use MySQL when they have DB2 to choose from. DB2 is free for 1 core and 1GB of I/O buffer and as much data as you want. 99% of…
Agile
Why Agile Works: QA should not be the Sphincter
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I dedicate this post to all the QA departments I had to deal with early in my career. This post is all about how typical project management styles, especially the so called waterfall or even worse “half-assed waterfall” makes things…