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August 2008 - Posts

I Promise To, Never Again, Estimate By...
* 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 Read More...

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Fall 2008 Speaking Schedule
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: Read More...

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Introducing "The Nomadic Developer" - Surviving and Thriving as a Technical Consultant
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. Read More...

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Agile Estimation?
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 Read More...

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Charity Fragathon
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 Read More...

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