Archive for the ‘Software, Bugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Category
Polyglot Programming – Promise of the Mumbo Jumbo?
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Polyglot Programming – the simultaneous use of multiple languages and paradigms holds the promise to improve productivity, extensibility and end-user customization; at the same time, it threatens to increase complexity, learning curve and maintenance costs.
Are polyglot programmers the Leonardo da Vinci’s of software engineering? Or do they just have an uncontrollable urge to use any language, programming p
Software Craftsmanship vs. Coal Mining
Friday, April 1st, 2011
As the Software Craftsmanship movement strives to raise the bar of software development and emphasize the coding skills of individual developers, aptly entitling themselves ‘software craftsmen’, the question that comes to mind is – what about the rest of us? Yes, I am talking about the bulk of software developers — hard working, doing our best to meet unrealistic deadlines despite our mediocre s
Dont Break the Build – 80′s Style
Friday, March 18th, 2011
After watching Build Breaker (‘Real Agile Genius’), a music video demonstrating what might happen to those who break the build before leaving (early) for the weekend, I recalled an old hit from the 80′s – ‘Don’t Bring me Down’ by the Electric Light Orchestra:
I suddenly realized that the song was really about the same subject – selfish, inconsiderate programmers who