August 2008 - Posts
* Screen Count Leads to the idea that Google.com can be replicated in 2 days if you can knock out 1 screen per day. Not all cases are Google, but seriously, estimation by screen count is a horrible idea. * Number of Objects/Classes For one, it implies
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A quick update of what I have going on for the speaking agenda. * Michiana .NET Users Group , South Bend, IN, Aug 19th, "F#, The Business Case" * Codeapalooza , Sept 6th, Chicago, IL, "Super-Optimized LINQ - Indexed Objects" * ACM:
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I am very pleased to announce that I am now officially writing a book, through Addison Wesley, about ins and outs of the technology consulting business. The best way to think of the book is as an operating manual for your career as a technology consultant.
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If you can't write a design until you write some code, how do agilists (or agilistas - you decide where you sit) - do estimation? I am really curious. I have, and do, do the COCOMO thing, function points, and other techniques. Occasionally, if I think
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My friends and colleagues Chris Williams and Jason Bock - with the graphics/UX help of Anthony Handley - are putting on an event that can only qualify as EPIC. No, its not yet another user group, code camp, or something like that. No, this one is strictly
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