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Beware of future creep - (37signals)
At best, your “foresight” can result in wasted time, where you spun your wheels for a few hours (or days!) playing “what if” and “let’s pretend”, trying with too little information to think of how best to architect your code to accommodate that future feature.
Bookmarks  tips  programming  management  development  37signals  design  agile 
october 2008 by andyh_ky
1-800-MAGIC: Back to Microsoft
Interesting perspective. Google : Cool and Fun / MSFT: Reliable.
Bookmarks  google  microsoft  management  culture  career  business  software 
june 2008 by andyh_ky
Bike sheds and C. Northcote Parkinson - (37signals)
Poul-Henning Kamp used the term in “A bike shed (any colour will do) on greener grass…”
Bookmarks  management  quotes  business  37signals  philosophy  work  productivity 
august 2007 by andyh_ky
Creating Passionate Users: Don't ask employees to be passionate about the company!
"The company should behave just like a good user interface -- support people in doing what they're trying to do, and stay the hell out of their way." - of course...
Bookmarks  management  business  work  passion  productivity  culture  inspiration 
february 2007 by andyh_ky
A List Apart: Articles: Avoid Edge Cases by Designing Up Front
However, it has been my experience that too often, a graphic designer will begin a project by building composites or prototypes with the goal of creating an attractive site. While there’s nothing wrong with attractiveness, the look and behavior of a sit
Bookmarks  webdesign  projectmanagement  business  design  management  process  web  development  project 
december 2006 by andyh_ky
Coding Horror: Assertiveness for Software Developers
Marketers, sales staff, and upper management all tend to be better negotiators than technical staff, so when marketing (or whoever) says "get it done," technical staff ends up losing that negotiation. But it isn't really the technical staff that loses. Th
Bookmarks  development  management  assertiveness  career  programming  psychology  software 
december 2006 by andyh_ky
Do It Now by Steve Pavlina
amazing story of a guy who got 2 BSes in 3 semesters
Bookmarks  productivity  gtd  lifehacks  management  howto  time  toread 
november 2005 by andyh_ky

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