Software development

Technology needs you!

13 May 2018

Coding is hard and software development is even harder. There is an intimidating amount of stuff you need to know in order to be a programmer. Why even attempt to...

Scrum is for managers

10 May 2018

I’ve been pretty critical of Scrum in the last years and I’ve spotted a trend in the reactions I’ve been getting on my blog posts. Some people agree and chip in...

Developer Exodus: why nobody wants to do maintenance

29 March 2018

Finally, that project has gone live. There are still a lot of loose ends to tie, but the stressy part is over. Phew! Now it's time to smooth out the...

The art of lean planning

23 March 2018

It's 2018 and we still see companies making upfront project plans. JIRA backlogs, Excel and MS Project. These plans are made at the time we know nothing about the problem...

Crippling your great ideas to fit corporate logic Remember when MVP meant validating your most radical assumptions as soon as possible? Nowadays it's just slang for Phase 1 of the Gantt chart. Remember when...

Configuration Fetish

5 February 2018

When running a software project, your task is to obsess over simplicity The best software is simple. The most stable lines of code are those you didn’t ship with the end...

Enterprise software is not that hard

4 February 2018

Let’s stop hiring wizards Of course it’s not easy to write business software for enterprises. But it’s not as hard as people seem to think. Due to the believe in the magical...

Functional analysis is the Devil

31 January 2018

Disclaimer: In my career, I’ve worked with smart people that happened to be analysts. Awesome people always bring great things to the team, no matter what they do. This is...

Software sales : a geek tragedy.

24 November 2017

[Present day] It’s three days before the deadline. 116 known bugs and still some must-have features that need to be developed. The team is tired and the project manager is sleep...

Why you are surrounded by morons

11 September 2017

“We cannot tell you how long it will take. It will be done when it’s done.” — some developer “We’ve decided that an Oracle Portal is the best tool for the job” — some manager “I...