Tag: Software development
Employee IP rights in Australia
November 19, 2009
I’ve had past conversations with others on the topic of intellectual property rights of employees in Australia, and had always been under the belief that pretty much anything I did in a creative capacity would belong to my employer. Today I was pointed to this article, which suggests that’s not really the case. Of course, […]
Sure, it's a developer's world, but still?
March 14, 2006
One more word on XP as methodology (well, a few more actually). Any methodology seems to me to be a snapshot of a solution to a particular problem that somebody solved at some point, with a particular set of people and skills in a specific context. There are occasional statements flying around the agile-testing group […]
The practice of simplicity (or Methodology perils)
February 13, 2006
Michael Bolton talks about the perils of simplicity in XP, especially when it comes to defining the word ‘work’. I’ve shared some ‘perils of XP’ conversations with Michael of late, so I wanted to consider my experiences on the topic. One thing that strikes me about software methodologies is that like many things which are […]
Valuing early feedback – Why wait until the end?
June 7, 2005
I suspect that my boss has helped focus this thought for me.� I began wondering about why people wait until finishing something before seeking feedback.� Underlying assumptions behind checking something at the end might be – – that you’re going to get it right first time. – that nobody knows better than you do. – […]
Values
January 14, 2005
Jon Eaves was blogging about problems related to development goals not aligning with business objectives and it resounded with some thoughts I had been having on company values. In addition to goal alignment, I’m thinking at the moment that alignment of values is equally important, or at the very least it helps when the true […]
Disconnects
December 17, 2004
I overheard the following sentence from a project manager, accompanied by shock and outrage: “Two *resources* didn’t turn up this morning!” I believe the word they were looking for is “people”.