How The Paradox of Choice Influences Software
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This is a guest post by Russell Ball. Russell is a senior .NET developer and the evil genius behind the blog - Caffeinated Coder.
I recently watched another excellent segment on Ted.com entitled “The Paradox of Choice” in which Barry Schwartz challenges the popular notion that having more choice is always a good thing.
Barry points out […]
Why Office Gurus Are Bad (And The Buses Who Hit Them)
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Out of necessity, it is common for software teams to have its members silo themselves into specializations. One person maybe, the “reports” guy, while another maybe the “database” guru. Allowing members to specialize can be dangerous for a number of reasons.
1. Presents the “Hit By Bus” Test
If you haven’t heard of the bus […]
The Top 5 Developers List
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Squeezed Links: January 2008
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Let me tell you, I have been as busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.
Yes, the new year has been that crazy, both in work and outside of work. It is a very exciting time as a lot of cool things are starting to gel at work, and […]
The Caffeinated Coder Has Moved
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For those who didn’t catch the move, Russell Ball has moved his blog Caffeinated Coder from Geeks With Blogs to his new Word Press home.
Apparently, the move wasn’t as smooth as he hoped and a lot of readers have been dropped as a result of bad 301 redirects and so forth. So […]
Book Review: Continuous Integration
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During the last squeezed reader awards, Burke Cox (CEO of Stelligent) was very kind and sent me a signed copy of Paul Duvall’s new book - Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk.
I was really looking forward to this book for two reasons. First, the topic was right up my alley […]
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