Marco Dorantes' WebLog"The solution is to stop estimating in the traditional way, and start doing something that works" -Robert C. MartinDiscussing uncomfortable questions- April 25, 2008 For those with critical thinking habits, lets cogitate about this: If day after day goes by with nobody discussing uncomfortable questions like these, won't the good people of my country be guilty of making things worse Donald E. Knuth Could this type of questions be translated to the lesser sphere of software development and the quality of what we deliver to customers and end-users Lets think, for example: Could it be possible that the notion of division of labor in industrial settings just...http://blogs.msdn.com/marcod/archive/2008/04/25/DiscussingUncomfortableQuestions.aspx Update on what is software development -art or science- debate- April 22, 2008 This is an update on my internal inquiry: What is software development, art or science Not surprisingly, the act of programming digital computers is both, art and science. Now I know. Actually, the simple question what is software development, art or science is a malformed or ill-formulated question because it presupposes the subject matter can be or an art or a science as a whole. Software development is art because the essence of the root meaning of art includes the notion of skill,...http://blogs.msdn.com/marcod/archive/2008/04/21/ArtScienceApr08Update.aspx Belief and behavior- April 22, 2008 A belief is for practical purposes something that we thought is true. The incredulity or disbelief is a case of belief where we thought of a belief to be false. To doubt about something means to keep the related true-false judgment in suspended or pending state. To ignore is to have a complete absence of that judgment. To know something or to acquire knowledge is the outcome of a process that serves as basis for a special belief, one that is properly justified. A religious belief is part of...http://blogs.msdn.com/marcod/archive/2008/04/21/BeliefAndBehavior.aspx The "What's coming after X" question- April 11, 2008 What could be say about the question: What's coming after XWhere X could be: Object-orientation Software engineering best findings Agile development The context for the question: Asked by blind advocates of X Usually young people (mental youth mainly) Looking for the next sensational fad The question remains me about the question "What is coming after object-oriented programming" to an object-object oriented practitioner and author and his reply: "Our industry needs to understand...http://blogs.msdn.com/marcod/archive/2008/04/11/WhatsComingNextQuestion.aspx Learning items in software development- April 7, 2008 A subjectively created list of books about software development grouped in the following categories: Category I: Practitioners sharing their hard-won and thoughtful experiences. Category II: Foundational knowledge. Category I: Practitioners sharing their hard-won and thoughtful experiences Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C by Robert C. Martin, Micah Martin The Art of Agile Development by James Shore, Shane Warden Implementation Patternsby Kent Beck Extreme Programming...http://blogs.msdn.com/marcod/archive/2008/04/07/ABooklistApr08.aspx |