Becoming a Victim of the Tools You Use

Dave:

A danger I am constantly battling is becoming too tied to my tools. By tools, I mean the things I use to get work done. It could be Photoshop, CSS, a CMS, pen, paper, anything I use to do my job. Why is this so dangerous? Aren’t tools there to make our lives easier? Well, they are, but we often lock in out toolset too early on projects and it ends up hurting our product in the long run.

Posted 01/31/2012 - 12:49

When one bug leads to another

Chris:

There are a lot of approaches to dealing with the complexity of large software projects and a little rule I use helps me make sure that fixing one bug report doesn't result in another.

Posted 12/20/2011 - 15:56

Blackhole Noise - Kill the Office Noise!

Irakli:

Office space can get noisy and make it hard to concentrate. What can you do about it, besides slapping your co-workers? A much less violent approach comes from a software company Blackhole. Keep reading for details…

Posted 07/31/2008 - 15:03 // 2 comments