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Developers are Born Brave

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:04:51 GMT

Reality about software development. The image on this blog post says it all ;-) Cheers to every coder !!!

Coders versus Project Managers

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:21:14 GMT

Few months back, I got below joke emailed to me by my friend who is also a passionate coder. In my personal (and humble) opinion, below joke hits jackpot with the current state of 9 out of 10 IT companies in India, which are headed by people who have zero or very little technical background. And perhaps this explains why Indian IT companies still have to market themselves as low cost outsourcing destinations to win business any why we still dont have too many Product based IT companies in India :-) Is the story same in your country too? Let me know, I would love to hear :-)

Retaining Good Developers - 10 Things To Keep Them Happy

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:46:02 GMT

This is a great article. I just wish some of my previous employers would have done just a few of these things. I probably would have stuck around longer.

configuration management,sharepoint server,patching,lesson learned,sha

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:16:35 GMT

Lessons learned: Patching SharePoint servers and configuration management.

6 Tips for Better Web Project Quoting

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:45:34 GMT

An often overlooked area of Web Projects is quoting. Many developers continually hone their programming and design abilities, however, few value quoting ability as a necessary tool. Here are some steps for better quoting.

Scrum: Agile Software Development for Project Management

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:31:03 GMT

Scrum is organized around the following roles: * Product Owner - Determines what functionality is needed * ScrumMaster - Leads the Scrum and is primarily responsible for making sure the Scrum process is followed and removing impediments that keep the Team from working * The Team - Those who do the actual work that translates what the Product Owner has requested into usable functionality Read more ...

What Makes a Perfect Job Environment?

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:36:54 GMT

I know many developers that work in all sorts of environments with all sorts of benefits and all sort of negatives. With all these developers and all these environments, benefits, and negatives, what exactly makes the perfect job environment?

I want my teams flat and my team members broad

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:19:05 GMT

Jeremy Miller discusses why "over the long run a flat team of generalists with healthy overlap between skillsets will blow the doors off a hierarchical team composed of specialists"

Good Indian managers are rare

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:01:02 GMT

They are grave difficulties finding managerial talent in India.

Tips for a successful team lead

Thu, 17 May 2007 04:16:01 GMT

partial list of those tips. Some of them can be seen in various "Agile" methodologies, but taken as simply tips, they can improve the quality of your project-life without needing to work with any specific methodology. Heck, just call it "Osherothology"

Eat Your Own Dog Food

Fri, 11 May 2007 09:38:13 GMT

This is a simple technique. Avoid the ivory tower speak and put your ideas into practice. Notice I didn't say to have your team put your ideas into practice. The best leaders are those who lead by example. The rest are simply managers. Be creative and be edgy, but never forget where the rubber meets the road. Architecture is worthless until it is implemented. Be a coder and lead by example.

Interview Questions: What Should I Expect

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:09:21 GMT

I'm expecting an interview within the next few weeks for a position as a C# ASP.NET Developer (Mid-Level) and would love some feedback!

The importance of using codenames in software development

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:31:01 GMT

This article explain why should introduce codenames in the development process of your applications

3 Agile discussion groups

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:31:02 GMT

A list of my favourite discussion groups relating to Agile software development.

TP 2.0 Released (ASP.NET 2.0 based Agile Project Management Software)

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:31:01 GMT

TP 2.0 is an ASP.NET 2.0/AJAX based Agile Project Management Software.

JavaScript Management with ASP.NET

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:01:02 GMT

Examples on how to better manage your Javascript in ASP.NET. Includes obfuscation too.