A friend and I were instant messaging the other day and he asked me why I started this blog. I never got a chance to reply to him directly so I figured I jot some thoughts down here. I know there are still a lot of people that think blogging is a waste of time. …
Monthly Archives: September 2007
The Cathedral and bzr
Horrible title, but I couldn’t resist. Apparently, I need to get in a time machine and catch up on the latest and greatest in version control systems (VCS). Bazaar (bzr for short) is a distributed version control system along the lines of BitKeeper, git, and a number of others. I’d be lying if I told …
Quote from EC: “Here’s two words that go together: breath mint.”
My six year old son’s comment to his two year old sister right after dinner tonight.
Story Points are Lame?
Ah yes, my second favorite topic when it comes to all things agile — story points. My favorite agile topic? Agile project management tools. But that topic is easy to sum up in one sentence: All the agile project management tools I’ve ever used or evaluated tend to suck in their own unique ways. Maybe …
Quote from EC: “Of course you can’t understand her. She’s a baby. You don’t talk baby.”
My six year old son’s reply to me this morning after I told his two year old sister that I didn’t understand what she was saying.
One Nice Big Gestalt Blogs RSS Feed
This evening I thought I’d try an experiment. I wanted an easier way to subscribe to all the blog feeds of my fellow co-workers at Gestalt. I think I found a decent way to do that. I tagged all the feeds I know of today using del.icio.us (cool service, still hate the name) with “gestalt-llc-blogs” …
Google Finds Search
It always seemed odd to me that Google Reader never had search functionality. I mean, what is the one feature you’d expect a Google app to have built-in from the start? Apparently not search. I’m a little slow, haven’t been in Google Reader much lately and completely missed the new search bar at the top …
Quote from EC: “Because of science progress.”
My six year old son’s response a couple days ago to my question of, “How do you know aliens aren’t real?”
Fewer Moving Parts Means Fewer Broken Pieces
Fewer moving parts means fewer broken pieces When every other start requires a brand new thesis –David Bazan, Fewer Broken Pieces Why does this David Bazan song keep running through my head as I work with software development teams on a daily basis? Smaller teams normally translate to fewer problems. And when you have a …
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Quote from EC: “I’m not a little kid in Mexico!”
My, then five year old, son’s response to his Grandfather’s offer of a cup of coffee. To begin to understand this one, you’d have to have seen the Will Ferrell movie Kicking and Screaming.