On Mastering Codecraft

Turns Out, Agile Doesn't Need a Process

If you truly embrace Agile, process is meaningless

Are we forgetting our history?

I want to talk about where we are in the Agile world in general, and software development in particular. I have been watching many organizat

A Craftsman Looks at the Agile Manifesto

Some people think that Agile is yesterday's news. By taking a look at the Manifesto through a Craftsman's eyes, we see it is as val

Open Floorplans Aren't the Field of Dreams

I have seen a lot of talk recently that open floor plans kill collaboration. That is true, it can. I'm an introverted programmer. I like...

What Is the Value of a Programmer?

We looked at what a programmer does based on the names we use. What happens if we turn the question around and ask a more direct question?...

A Programmer By Any Other Name

As an industry, we have a lot of names and titles we use for programmers, and most of them speak something important about the field. It...

Make Programmers Better. Make Better Programmers.

Great projects are built by great programmers. The quality of your development team is your biggest indicator of success. We need to make...

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