We have a term for those solutions that are unexpected. The solutions that make you scratch your head and just ask “What?” Those solutions that do indeed solve the problem, but could have been done in a much simpler way. We call those solutions “clever”. Clever The clever solutions are the ones that do indeed … Read more
I’ve been using an “everbook” for almost a year now. This tool keeps me organized and on top of all my projects. More on the concept is available at https://everbookforever.com/. It is really just a notebook. You use standard letter size printer paper. Half sheets for blank pages, and a full sheet folded in half … Read more
What kinds of considerations do you take into account when designing a brand new system? Do you just take the current hot buzzword architecture and run with it? Do you exhaustively run through the functional and non-functional requirements (the “ilities”) that are important? Just start banging out code and see what emerges? Growing the System … Read more
Do you enjoy puzzles? It seems to be common for developers to enjoy puzzles. We have quite a few floating around our office. Not the jigsaws, but the little brain-teaser puzzles. Get the ring off the thing, form these shapes into a square, there is even a puzzle box around somewhere. We enjoy these puzzles … Read more