Using Social Media To Cover For Lack Of Original Thought
About a month old but still amusing…
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Specialization vs Generalization
Depending on your location and the amount of opportunity may ultimately decide which side of the fence your on. For me, understanding why a tool/framework exists and the problem is solves is much more important than understanding how to use a specific tool/framework. Anytime the hiring discussion comes up, I am always reminded of this. While do people classify themselves this way in a resume? Django Developer? I guess if you only want to develop in Python using an MVC framework, then sure. But doesn’t this tend to lead to “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like… Read More »Specialization vs Generalization
Progress with imperfect information
While I was attending Agile & Beyond last year, David J. Anderson did a great keynote on “stop doing agile, start thinking agility”. In that keynote he said something that has stuck with me: Making progress through imperfect information. There seems to be a stigma with refactoring. It might not be refactoring, but getting it right the first time mentality. We want to create the right solution and fear making the wrong decision because we don’t have all the information we think we need. Make progress with imperfect information and refactor later when more is known or wait for better… Read More »Progress with imperfect information