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Nailing the nominals
01 October 08 07:00 AM | ericbrec | 7 Comments   

People are always looking for that amazing breakthrough technology or process that solves all their problems—enhances their love life, trims their waist, and improves the productivity of their development team. That's why process manias like Agile and Read More...

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Crash dummies: Resilience
01 May 08 07:00 AM | ericbrec | 35 Comments   

I heard a remark the other day that seemed stupid on the surface, but when I really thought about it I realized it was completely idiotic and irresponsible. The remark was that it's better to crash and let Watson report the error than it is to catch the Read More...

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Software performance: What are you waiting for?
01 November 07 08:25 AM | ericbrec | 3 Comments   

You hurt your shoulder playing volleyball, so you make an appointment to see your doctor. You enter the office and wait in line for five minutes just to let the receptionist know you've arrived. He has you verify your contact and insurance information, Read More...

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October 1, 2006: “Bold predictions of quality”
01 October 06 12:48 AM | ericbrec | 2 Comments   

I. M. Wright's "Hard Code" book excerpt I’ve been busy dogfooding lately. It’s an ideal diversion for masochists. When it gets to be too much, I can always take respite in a nice horror film. Thank goodness what passes for dogfood now is a vast improvement Read More...

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