Slow software: open source and the cult of speed

I spend a great deal of time reading and trying to understand technologies and methodologies that radiate outward in the software development industry and the bulk of these efforts are bundled under the banner of better, faster, cheaper; the reply from the passionate or the dangerous is usually “you can have better, faster, or cheaper, but you can only pick two”.

Whether we like it or not, all great software is built slowly. If it’s also true that a software project is completed quickly, that’s a bonus. Nothing in your project that was built fast works well. If it does, it’s…

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How companies can find and keep the best developers in the world

In the midst of apparent financial uncertainty, when only the projects with the highest potential for quick return on investment in the shortest delivery time seem to make the cut, there is a way that software companies can ensure they are delivering world class services, without requiring drastic change. And on top of that, they can attract first class developers to help them get there.

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The amount of code duplication present within even one organization, especially one structured as a consulting practice, where contracts are typically forged as work-for-hire (when all intellectual property claims to the produced work transfer…

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