Today I realised that every time I hear the phrase if it isn't broken, don't fix it I feel kind of uncomfortable. I fully understand the notion: the process yields the results we want, so why bother?  As it is being said, I detect the whatever works attitude emanating from the person saying i... [More]

It’s not uncommon to find a software developer who works on their own side-project outside of work. It’s a great way of keeping your skills up-to-date and some developers even aim to build a business from it. It’s also not uncommon to see these projects start out with tons of optimism and gradually... [More]

Most of us have worked on our own little side projects. Usually we have some inspirational moment where we conceive an idea and then go through a mental process to map out the project in our heads. At the end of it we have a new killer idea for a project. In mapping out the idea, we have thought a... [More]

If you are not failing, you are doing something wrong. Having made that statement, let me attempt to read your reaction. You either read what I just said, thought about it, and reached eventual agreement or you violently disagreed by throwing old fruit at your computer. Probably the latter. I’m n... [More]

As a programmer, or anybody else that tends to work every hour they can, how do you find that sweet spot for being most productive? So many different things can affect our ability to concentrate and either enhance or completely destroy our productivity. I constantly find myself evaluating the metho... [More]