Best of Codesqueeze 2008

Another year down! I will admit, more of the fun posts like Whiteboard Wednesdays and Happy Numbers have been lacking, but I hope to pick that ball back up and start again real soon. Here are some New Year resolutions:

• New site redesign in January
• More video posts
• More Developer Faceoffs!

Reading them for your first or second time, here is the “no-fluff-just-stuff” posts of 2008:

January

• Why Office Gurus Are Bad (And The Buses Who Hit Them)
• Why Your Manager Doesn’t Like To Throw Away Work (And You Do)
• Whiteboard Wednesday: The ROI of Testing
• How Your Socks Can Determine Software Lifespan

February

• The Diminishing Return on Code Uniformity
• What Your Dog Can Teach You About Building Teams
• Whiteboard Wednesday: Benefits of Point Estimation
• The Quest For Perfect Proportions In Your Software

March

• Does Satisfice Mean Agile?
• Whiteboard Wednesday: Effective Communication Channels
• Comfort vs. Confidence – A Thin Line Between Apathy and Assurance
• Does Your Manager Deserve More Pay?
• Balancing A Workaholic Schedule
• Work Tunnel Vision – Why It’s Bad For Your Mind

April

• Whiteboard Wednesday: Keeping Teams Small
• Mr. Yuk Says Project Roadmaps Are Poisonous
• Refactoring Code Is Like Doing The Dishes
• Geek Speak: When Developers Attack!

May

• The Illusion Of Technically Competent Managers
• 5 Reasons Atlassian Is Cooler Than Your Company (Or Mine)
• It’s Software – And I Helped!
• Whiteboard Wednesday: The Probability of Getting Tasks Done
• The Stand Up
Quit Sweeping Known Uncertainity Under The Rug

June

• Features Do Not Exist (Only Benefits)
• Your New Process (Some Assembly Required)
• Clients, Budgets, and The Credit Card Phenomenon

July

• The Blame Game: How Necessary Is Traceability?
• Customer Polarizing – Why Microsoft Will Always Be A Mediocre Giant

August

• My Agile Wall (Plus A Few Tricks)
• How To INVEST In Your User Stories
• The Easy Way to Writing Good User Stories
• Destroying Teams One Broken Window At A Time
• The Paris Hilton Approach To Software Development

September

• Abstraction Is For Both Humans And Software, But Not Software
• Don’t Go For The Doughnut
• Adding People To A Late Project Makes It Later

October

• Why New Developers Should Consider Contracting
• Is Product Splintering The Future Of Software?
• How You Can Code Global Poverty Away
• What America’s Got Talent Can Teach You About Managing

November

• Quit Putting Your Solution In My Feature Request!
• How To Organize A Gosh-Darn Good Resume
• Quit Exaggerating On Your Skill Set
• Sell Yourself With Business Benefits (And Not Geek Speak)
• Ensure Your Resume Doesn’t Get Thrown In The Trash

December

• Estimation Is Not For Accountability (It’s For Visibility)
• The Wisdom Of Insecurity
• What Fraggle Rock Can Teach You About The Art Of Letting Go