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Complexity
There’s a link to a really interesting paper floating around on the web today. Its about complexity in software development and the authors’ approach to dealing with it. While I’m not so convinced about thier solutions, I do love thier introduction on complexity and the feasibility of testing. For me the money quote in the…
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SEO The Newest Turn Based Strategy Gambling Game
Inspired by Markus I have decided to play around with adwords and affiliate marketing. To be clear I have no illusions of making any real money but its still fun and I like to learn new things. To date I have spent under 10 bucks and made $0, so I guess that makes me a…
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10 Things your manager should do for you if you are a coder
A friend of mine has been working for a while now as a coder without a manager. Not having a manager seems like fun but really I dont think it is. By not having one you miss out on alot of things they should do for you. First some context. Much of what’s below applies…
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Bad People
Saddam is a bad guy. He’s so bad he’s on trial for “Crimes Against Humanity”. Currently the trial is focusing on Crimes that he commited in 1982. Turns out my favortie picture of him was taken in 1983. The Kurds were gassed in 1988 but we didnt stop being his buddy till 1990. I’m glad…
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Wrong or Right
Just to recap the obvious, No one is always right. And no one is always wrongÂ
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Simplicity
A few years ago I went to see the movie “The Fast and the Furious”. I remember watching it for about 20 mins and not having any idea what it was about or where it was going. Then it hit me. I turned to the person sitting next to me and said. “Oh I get…
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Reusable Code
When OOP was first becoming a big deal and especially when C++ was becoming popular, there was alot of talk about how things like encapsulation would enable more reuse of software. People wanted software to consist of components that you hooked together like when building computer hardware. The term “Software IC” became popular but not…
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GDC 2006
Haven’t been to GDC in two years. While nothing is more awesomr than seeing people you haven’t seen in a long time, there wasn’t much interesting at the show that I had not seen before. Overall I guess I would describe the show as “Just like before but now with Normal Maps!”.
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Starbucks Cup Wisdom of the Day
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.…
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All Marketers are Liars
Seth Godin is about the only marketing person I can stand to listen to without wanting to scream. Google does a great thing by posting many of the talks people give there on google video. Although this one has a curious edit you might spot.
“You know what truth is? It’s some crazy thing my neighbor believes. If I want to make friends with him, I ask him what he believes. He tells me, and I say, “Yeah, yeah – ain’t it the truth?”