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Kick-ass software developers

Kick-ass software developers

programming has evolved into a “good enough” activity. It is far more important to get a product to market before your competitor than to have pristine design or perfectly clean code. Arguments of maintenance nightmares are vacuous at worst and hearsay at best.

I am a firm believer that the absolute best size for a programming team is 1

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Disappointed by Democrats

Disappointed by Democrats

Last month, two young genteman from the National Democratic Party came soliciting at my door. I’m normally a bear towards solicitors with very little patience. I gave them a quick minute to state their case. They offered to inform me of all the lies that President Bush was guilty of in addition to other items I can’t remember. I immediately told them that I am interested in electing a president not firing one. If they had something to share about an alternate candidate, I would be interested in what they had to say. Interestingly, they didn’t and walked away! Interesting how what people don’t say, sometimes says more than what they do say.