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Do we really need a manifesto for software craftsmanship?
This seems like a reaction to, maybe an extension of, the Agile Manifesto. I don’t see anything that I object to, but maybe that’s just because I (and the teams I lead who adopted and signed the Agile Manifesto) believed those “implementation details” Read More...
Posted 11 March 09 04:28 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Pirates are customers, too?
Leave it to Valve to find the sunny side of piracy. "We take all of our games day-and-date to Russia," Holtman said. "The reason people pirated things in Russia is because Russians are reading magazines and watching television. They say Read More...
Posted 19 January 09 09:17 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Self-fulfilling prophecies in computer science education?
Everybody has heroes. Bjarne is one of mine. If I have to explain why to you, then you wouldn’t understand even if I did try to ‘splain it. Heh. (That comment will be funnier later in this post, if you like irony.) I’ve done some recruiting events for Read More...
Posted 11 December 08 01:38 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Voice Command: FORMAT C: [ENTER]
Well, that’s how the joke used to go about Vista voice command... Apparently somebody thought it would be fun to actually implement something similar in their mobile o/s. On purpose or not. Heh. The bug can hardly be called a security problem, given it Read More...
Posted 11 November 08 09:40 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Developers MERGE thyselves?
I was reading this CIO.com article a while back and wondering if “database developers” and “regular developers” agree. As Microsoft sees it, the roles of the database-centric developer and "regular" developer are less distinct than they once Read More...
Posted 31 October 08 04:05 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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I’ve had data days like that...
Brian Walker has a good pair of articles on Thou Shalt Nots™: I had the chance to examine three business databases in five weeks and I'm still staggered by what I found. These are SQL Server databases serving as critical business foundations for companies Read More...
Posted 26 September 08 03:22 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Can you tell a great architect from a bad one?
Since I'm going to be sitting as a panel member on an MCA review board soon, I'd like to think I can, but apparently some researchers are having trouble... Highly capable designers have an incentive to choose somewhat more difficult designs to better Read More...
Posted 11 July 08 11:24 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Gender neutral code? Srsly?
Admittedly being from Mars, my reaction to the this little piece is predictable... I won't bore you with my witty repartee (yes, that's a redundant phrase) involving Emma, my code and a kitchen. (Yes, I'm pretty much overdue for sensitivity training, Read More...
Posted 30 June 08 04:18 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Cool (Free, Open) Tools: SQL RSS
Even if nobody has asked you for an RSS feed of data in one or more of your databases, it won't be long before they do! When they do, you can grab this configurable, easy to use data-driven RSS feed widget. A couple ideas for using this application: Business Read More...
Posted 23 June 08 01:15 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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XNA to the n-th power trumps Gears of War 2 trailer?
I've been a closet XNA fan for a while. I've been lurking and watching to see how they plan solve some really hard user-generated content problems... “The time has come for the games industry to open its doors to all game creators, enabling anyone Read More...
Posted 21 February 08 03:19 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Are you fungible? Or are you a funge?
A flamewar that I've been having with Steve (over @ SQLServerCentral.com ) got me thinking about developer fungibility again. It was something that I struggled with when managing teams of developers in previous lives. (Thankfully, I don't manage anybody Read More...
Posted 07 February 08 03:53 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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