i will be at the web 2.0 expo in nyc this week. I hope to write a few posts about the sessions, and the experience. this is my second time attending this conference, so i’m excited to see what they have in store for us this year. first thoughts, it seems to be smaller than [...]

This is a great Article I found on Joel On Software. In this article Joel writes about the concept of the Duct Tape Programmer. This is the programmer who gets things done and doesn’t feel the need to show off their software architect skills by over-engineering software. The Duct Tape Programmer is similar to the [...]

A common dilemma of many tech managers and businesses in general is when presented with a business problem, do you build your own software or do you buy? For some companies, this is an easy answer. Some development teams are not equipped with the skills to build a particular tool or product. Other companies just [...]

A few months ago I wrote a post describing the benefits of using project collaboration software. It helps team members communicate, it avoids information hording, and at any time management can check in and see a project’s progress. At my job we use BaseCamp. It is a paid product that is extremely powerful and truly [...]

Web developers are different breed of technologists. We are increasingly creative. In my experience this comes from a few factors. On smaller agile teams, developers are asked to work on many roles of a project, and in some cases this includes design. Also unlike traditional software not all web developers are solely computer science majors. [...]

All good developers need time to decompress. This ability to decompress comes in 2 basic flavors. The first obvious method would be getting away from the mundane routine of coding. This form of decompression is common to most jobs. Developers like anyone else can benefit from some time away. This can come in small doses, [...]