What should you do when people constantly have to save projects? Understand why the project needs saving! And fix it.
Don't misunderstand... if the project was 'like that when I got here', it's not your fault. But if you owned it, ran it, then had to save it... maybe you should re-examine how you work.
From Paul Duval (a fellow No Fluff Just Stuff speaker)
Fire your best people…reward the “lazy” ones
Are you constantly bailing water? Step back and find out which pipes are leaking.
I love the title, but I love the concept even better. How will putting money behind a web vote affect your ranking? Matt Bass, Nathaniel Talbot, and Mark Bennett (as team Raleigh.Rb) think it will matter a lot. Of course, the app uses 'play money' right now, but concept is very interesting.
Link Tipping
This was done as a part of the Rails Rumble project.
To quote Matt, "It's amazing what can be done in just two days with a productive stack like Rails."
There are a ton of cool apps in the competition. Be sure to drop in and vote! You're vote could tip the scales in someone's favor! (groan!) Voting starts on Wednesday I'm told.
I've got an article in this month's Better Software Magazine. It's titled Ready, Aim, Release and it's all about Tracer Bullet Software Development.
We covered the topic in Ship It!, but stole it from the original Pragmatic Programmer .
I'm not sure you can buy it in news stands, but if your company subscribes, grab a copy and check it out.
Just a quick reminder: our Agile RTP meeting is tonight. Since the day after a holiday, I thought people might need a reminder. :)
ARTp on Meetup
The meeting is at 7 tonight and we're meeting at Misys again. I had a lot of good feedback after last month's meeting.
I'll be speaking tonight about introducing Agile practices. It's a talk that I enjoy, but you to bring your own ideas and experience as well. Come prepared to ask questions and share.
See you tonight!
I'm speaking at a new conference in Orlando this December and they asked for some help getting the word out. They've got Andy Hunt, Mike Cohn, Mary Poppendieck, David Hussman, and more great speakers lined up. It looks like it's going to be a fun time, and it's going to be in Orlando in December. :)
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