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Friday, April 25, 2008 11:08 AM

Discussing uncomfortable questions

For those with critical thinking habits, let’s cogitate about this: If day after day goes by with nobody discussing uncomfortable questions like these , won't the good people of my country be guilty of making things worse?” —Donald E. Knuth Could this
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Monday, April 21, 2008 8:09 PM

Belief and behavior

A belief is —for practical purposes— something that we thought is true. The incredulity or disbelief is a case of belief where we thought of a belief to be false. To doubt about something means to keep the related true-false judgment in suspended or pending
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Monday, August 20, 2007 8:46 PM

Una introducción a la ciencia - Pensamiento científico y el método científico

Una introducción a la ciencia - Pensamiento científico y el método científico Por Steven D. Schafersman. Enero 1994. Introducción Para tener éxito en este curso de ciencia y, más específicamente, para contestar algunas de las preguntas del primer examen,
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Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:06 PM

Software design epistemology and The Three Pigs

There is a notion that philosophy starts in the vast ocean of abstractness, unconcerned about the implications at the concrete level, but that is not philosophy, that is romanticism. Another notion of philosophy —proven objective— is that of science in
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Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:38 AM

You can have joy even if you do not have fun

Kent Beck’s words on a recent talk resonate very well with me; I am thankful having a joyful software development job. I like it! I like it even more! Also, lasting satisfaction is something that I pursue every day.
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Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:56 PM

“Why do I have to turn off parts of myself to work here?”

I just heard this question from a programmer, as Kent Beck told in a recent talk ( Ease at work ) Wow! It is a call for a deep self-check. I feel all right, but this is precisely the right time to ask what could be better?
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Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:46 AM

Learning feels good, understanding feels yummy

There is kind of pleasure in knowing things. Recently, I understood more about why is that: it seems an aspect of my character hard-wired in my brain. The horizon looks full of that kind of pleasure for me with a plethora of things to know during my leisure
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 12:27 AM

John Vlissides

John Vlissides passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2005 http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?JohnVlissides His work on software design left an unerasable mark in my professional life.
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Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:15 PM

Traincraft manifesto

Recently I saw this film: The Recruit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292506/ It portrays an organization with very, very high standards for its applicants and how they get trained for active duty, where staff members face extraordinary challenges and brutal
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Friday, April 29, 2005 12:04 PM

What “The Real-World” really mean...to you?

If you think this is a stupid question, please share with me why do you thing so. I would want to collect thoughts about what "The Real-World" means to you. My aim is to grasp if there is a sensible use of the phrase or it is just another way people get
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Saturday, April 16, 2005 11:59 AM

What a wonderful and fulfilling experience this of pair programming

Another fellow team member and I spent the entire working day of yesterday in a pair programming session, overcoming challenge after challenge as we broke through towards the goals. The joy, the sense of realization and, the actual achievements; what
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Monday, March 07, 2005 7:28 PM

A Maturity Reference Model or Advice for Software Development Managers

Well, I just can not stop myself from posting this note. It is about an aspect of maturity, as usual one of our pillars in the software industry, talked straight and with good sense. Advice for Software Development Managers http://www.ayeconference.com/Articles/SDManagerAdvice.html
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Sunday, February 13, 2005 1:03 AM

The people factor - The resistance to ideas is positive and vital

What I think, the ideas that direct my will, ideas such as my values, convictions and principles need a certain resistance from which they surround me, because that is something positive and vital. It comes to mind what Jerry Johnson (Menninger Business
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Friday, February 11, 2005 3:26 PM

Reminder for the agile practitioner: Management-Aided Software Engineering

Always tell the truth as you know it. There are chances that “Unspoken Truths” creep around your project; as human beings, there are chances that you or other team member (including non-technical staff) are in denial, so make sure everyone remind to be
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Saturday, January 15, 2005 1:37 PM

A next level of consciousness

I have just understood at a finer level of detail, in what ways the arrogance shows in my mind and words. I have been studying meta-management concepts and I am about to really try to change the way I communicate with myself and with others. The date
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