Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Your Problem Is Not Unique

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As I approach my 10th year as a software professional, one of the things that frustrates me the most about our industry is the way in which ...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Should Managers Share an Update in the Standup?

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I've been a part of several agile teams in my career that did a daily standup as part of their process. I've come to view standups ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

What Would Christopher Alexander Think of Remote Work?

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I was intrigued by a comment someone from Hacker News wrote in response to my post about office plans: People tend to enjoy private a...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

The Open Plan Office and the Extrovert Ideal

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When I wrote my last post about open plan offices, I did not imagine the reaction it would get. It became the #1 post on both Hacker News ...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

But Where Do People Work in This Office?

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In one study after another, workers failed to give much weight to decor in choosing, for instance, among variously colored panels and fixtu...
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Friday, January 2, 2015

People Hire Clones of Themselves

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Here’s a recent exchange I had in the comments of yet another post about the challenges of hiring software developers on Hacker News: ...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

How I Work Remotely

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With the trend of remote work on a rocket ship to the moon, I thought I’d share some things I’ve learned working in a distributed organ...