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Successful Projects
What techniques or ideas allow you to build a successful software project? There’s been no shortage of writing and studying on this topic across the last few decades. So many people expend energy and thought trying to solve the problems … Continue reading
Build a POC
I have a few friends that work sales engineers for various companies. They often build a proof of concept (POC) project for various customers or potential customers, which is a great job. They get to showcase how a particular product … Continue reading
Dexterity Matters
I typo things. I make mistakes in the QOD, checking the wrong box. Even in a browser at times there’s a button or hot area too close to the bookmarks bar and instead of completing an action, like checking my VSTS … Continue reading
Do Less
When I read this blog post, I was transported back to simpler times, when I learned to develop applications on 8088 processors. Back then, to make the system go faster, we learned to do less. It’s certainly true that the less … Continue reading