Tag: developer

  • Back To Basics – Getting A Project Back On Track

    Back To Basics – Getting A Project Back On Track

    When you listen to a professional or college sports team discuss a bad stretch, they often mention that they will get back to basics.  These statements are not a knock on the players.  They understand the basics.  It is instead a focus on doing the things that have to be…

  • Winning With Agile

    Winning With Agile

    The Agile methodology has a lot of pros and cons.  In fact, it is one of the most common argument/discussions I have with a mentor of mine.  He likes to point out (correctly in most instances) that the Agile approach skips out on important design.  It causes a lot of…

  • Configuration Vs. Coding – Modern Software Systems

    Configuration Vs. Coding – Modern Software Systems

    Over the years that I have been in the software development profession, I have watched solutions evolve dramatically.  The progress has gone from code to libraries to frameworks and now configurable systems.  However, there are trade-offs to consider when you look at a configurable system instead of one that allows…