Program Like a Pixar Story Artist
A friend recently tweeted a list of story basics from Pixar Story Artist Emma Coats. These basics are some of the story-writing guidelines Emma has learned f...
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Open Source: Why Can’t We Just Make It Easy On New Contributors?
As an Open Source advocate I’m frequently asked to which projects I contribute. My answer is typically, “None right now.” Why is that? There are a few reason...
Staff Quality Deserves the Same Care as Software Quality
The Wikipedia definition of Continuous Integration (aka CI):
Rant: I Am Not a Cat Herder
It’s a no-brainer. It’ll happen. If I were the betting kind I’d lay good money on it. Any time I’m mingling at some social event (cocktail party, BBQ, confer...
Technical Job Postings: Know Your Audience
Spotted in a job posting for a technical position:
Book Review: “Process Improvement Essentials” by James R. Persse, PhD
tl;dr: A well-written book I’d recommend to all in the IT field who have any interest in working smarter rather than harder to bring their projects ...
At Risk: An Online Service is Sometimes Neither Online Nor Serviceable
The down side of relying upon all these online services is that, well, they’re online services [1]. The sad truth of the internet is that these things disapp...
Online Services I Find Worth Paying For
While I appreciate getting something for free [1] as much as the next person, I’m also very willing to shell out cash for online services which I find both u...
It’s Called Marketing for a Reason
Let’s do a little experiment. The next time you’re in a room full of techies, say something along the lines of, “Hey, how about that marketing department, eh...