I’m Too Nice
I'm conditioned to be a nice guy. And it's all my mother's fault. I'm sure of that. Yesterday I drove from San Francisco ...
Looking for Leading Developers (or Arno 2.0)
This is Arno. Arno is only 23 years old, but he's already one of our leading software developers. In three months Arno will be exchan...
If You’re Going to San Francisco…
Warning! This message is completely off-topic, but who cares? Not me! I can use some help, so I'm asking. I will be in San Francisco ...
How Did I Get Started in Software Development?
Since a couple of months there's a meme flying around the blogosphere that has every narcissistic blogger spill out boring details ab...
On Books and Laxatives
I am a book lover with a little problem. Every time I'm in a bookstore, I find myself looking for a restroom within a span of just a ...
Don’t Trust Your Backups
I haven't told you about the little disaster that happened to me three weeks ago. Maybe it's because I needed some time for my em...
FREE Copy of The Software Practitioner
The Software Practitioner is a bi-monthly newsletter created by Robert L. Glass, author of the famous book Facts and Fallacies of Softwar...
List of All My Articles
In just one week no less than three articles of mine saw the light of day through several magazines and web sites. It has come that far t...
Agile Process Improvement, the Hardest Part
In our company I am responsible for most of our process improvement activities. It's not that I can do everything myself. But I must ...
Ask and Thou Shall Receive
A Google search on the text "Ask and Thou Shall Receive" got me a few different references to Bible chapters, including Matthew...
My Presentation: The Votes Are In
On the 8th of April I gave a presentation on the subject of complex systems at a Project Management seminar in The Netherlands. It was th...
Try an Alternative Solution, Just for Once
When you're reading this I am on my way. I have timed the appearance of this post to coincide with my 12-hour car trip to Slovenia, a...
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