Archive for 2008

Offshoring 2.0

Offshoring on May 6th, 2008 2 Comments

I just got off a call with a company called Sonata Software wherein they tried to sell us on the idea of turning over some of our software development work to them.
Their selling point was that they can do Agile with an off-shore team. I have multiple issues with this concept starting with the [...]

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The Dangers of Pride

Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2008 1 Comment

As a man I am saddled with an abundance of pride. This can be a good thing because my sense of pride in the work I do motivates me to improve and strive to always do better. However, pride can be a very dangerous emotion.
Take for example the situation where out of a sense of [...]

Sunday Golf Tournament

Uncategorized on April 28th, 2008 No Comments

Yesterday I participated in a golf tournament at Arrowhead Golf Course which is without doubt one of the prettiest golf courses I’ve ever seen.
I played on a foursome and we played best ball which was good for me since I’m not the best golfer. I did have one amazing hole a 172 yard par 3 [...]

Laws of development to remember

Uncategorized on April 24th, 2008 No Comments

Brian Fling over at Blue Flavor wrote a really great post back in February about the Immutable Laws of Web Design and Development. I just re-read it today and it still holds true.

Developing New Process

Uncategorized on February 12th, 2008 No Comments

I just finished development of the new process for software development at Envysion. It’s nothing earth shattering or even new for that matter but it’s a pretty big deal for this start up.
I created a ppt for the new process and have it hosted at slideshare. You can see it below:

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