Connecting ideas to code
Over at the Start Up Manager Brian wrote: So how can such a noble endeavor go wrong? There are lots of reasons, but the most challenging to control is the effect that occurs when the QA department sits in the shadow of Development. There is sometime a perception that the QA engineers are inferior technically [...]
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Joel Spolsky, of Joel On Software fame, recently wrote about web standards. Now, I’m a regular reader of Joel’s blog and usually find some nuggets of wisdom there, especially when it comes to running a business. However, on the subject of doctype and standardistas, he’s dead wrong. DOCTYPE is a myth. A mortal web designer [...]
So you’re discovered that the company you work for has a culture of failure, and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. You’ve finally realized that you’re better than that, that you deserve a good place to work. You’re ready to move on, to roll the dice at that monster of a gig, [...]
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Have you ever given thought to the culture in your workplace? Does it engender success or are you set up to fail? As a developer, do you think that success is properly recognized in your workplace? We’ve all worked at a place where the deadlines are tight, the feature set large, and pressure is everywhere. [...]
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Feature Branches
Martin Fowler has a good article on cherry picking features to compose a release. Check it out so that the next time your manager wants to pick and choose what to include in a release you’re ready with why it’s not that easy1 (0)
Finding style as an engineer
Very interesting article over at Stephano’s blog. Worth a read, and then another. Packed with links to useful tools too. (0)
Fixing bugs
Brad at 30sleeps writes about Death by a Thousand Service Packs. Well said, Brad and let us know what your itch is. (0)
Excellent paper on HTTP Sessions
Just finished reading a whitepaper on Web Based Session Management, worth a read. It lists the advantages and disadvantages of the three main forms of session management and common attacks.
Go forth and read! (0)
Stretchy Designs
If you’re afraid of using em-based layouts, or just haven’t got around to using them in your designs, head on over to Jon Tan’s blog and read his great article, The Incredible Em & Elastic Layouts with CSS . He does a great job of demonstrating how easy it is to create an elastic layout in terms even engineers can understand. (1)
Is Google Evil? Here's Proof!
Many people wonder if Google is evil, despite their motto. But I have discovered proof that Google is Evil. See for yourself!
What's a Snow Flake?
There are times when I want to make a quick point without having to write an essay on the topic. Apparently there’s a whole meme of a blog within a blog, aka a sideblog or “asides”. I found a nice plugin that lets me do the same thing. I needed a name for this feature and since it’s just a little piece of Snowmoon Software, that “Snow Flake” would be a good name. Like it? Hate it? Leave a comment! (0)
