Video: Why You Can’t Work at Work
After reading this article an Agile Development and having worked for some weeks in a new ‘open’ office I can only agree to his words.
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Video: The “no asshole” rule
What he sounds like common sense, but most of the times distilling the common sense is the hardest part.
Week 25: What’s New
The first What’s New — a weekly overview of stuff I find due to my compulsive surfing disorder (CSD). Enjoy.
Articles
- Your company has a knowledge debt problem — great article on why to invest in innovation and experimentation
- ‘Embrace technical debt‘ — in this article Eric Reis explains the negative effects of technological debt. A bit more theoretical but highly recommended.
- Gradual Engagement — nice article by LukeW on how Twitter has increased their sign-up process with… gradual engagement. Add this term to your vocabulary.
- Solving the Alt-tab Problem — I just love this guy. I’ve questioned it myself many times, but this analysis nails it.
- Stay on target — Article from The Economist on software which shield you from distractions (aka Zen computing).
- Version Control for Designers — Did I mention I fell in love this week? GIT’s her name.
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Review: The Passionate Programmer
Although at this point in my life I’m not actively programming — last week I’ve bought myself a copy of The Passionate Programmer. Why? Because every single day I feel and believe I am a passionate programmer. And this book makes me desire to program even more. Below I’ve written a summary of what this book is about.
First of all this is not a technical book. It doesn’t tell you Git is better than Mercurial or Subversion. Nor if you should program in Haskell, Python or even Clojure. It does however tell you much more important stuff. Which hopefully will make you a better and happier programmer for the rest of your life. It stimulates you to: actively plan and steer your career software development.
The author of The Passionate Programmer goes by the name of Chad Fowler, who appears to be a active figure in the Ruby-scene. But more interestingly Mr. Fowler is a former professional saxophone player. Which perhaps has helped him in making such astute observations on how to make a career in software development. I most say who I am to judge — I can’t really say I have made that much of a career in software development just yet. But this book will surely increase my chances. So what is inside the book?
Startup Sessions – Posterous
Nice video interview on the culture of startup company’s. Gotta love these guys from Posterous. In the end it is about shaping your own dream, and being true and authentic to that.
Enjoy a whole serie of Startup Sessions over at VatorNews.
