In my opinion there are five basic personas [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona] that an effective programmer can utilize to do his/her job efficiently, and they can be combined in ways that might make them more inclined to certain "roles" in their development team. Which one (or ones)
When can code that looks the same not be the same? When it's actually a Code Chameleon in disguise! Our failure to dig a little deeper and actually understand the code we were trying to rewrite led to a bunch of wasted time and effort. Similar But Not Similar In
Can other people continue working on your projects if you are hit by a bus tomorrow? How long would it take them to start making changes that actually mean something? Could they even get started? In other words, what's your project's Bus Factor? The Bus Factor [http://en.wikipedia.org/
RANT WARNING: This is not a technical post; it was inspired by watching major sports events that took place here in Phoenix and seeing every major network only show pictures of cacti and Camelback Mountain to represent this city. Cacti, Camelback, and Cowboys I've lived in Phoenix, Arizona my entire
When a critical service goes down, what happens to your apps? Do they go down too? Should they? Or should we plan for the service not being available? My team's experiences dealing with a major crash left us asking these questions. The Crash Just after lunch this past Thursday, my