Tag Archives: process

Balancing automated and non-automated testing

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Karl

Actually the following talk is on automated, manual, early cycle, and late cycle testing, and test planning, crowd sourcing, and dog-food programs, and more. YouTube: GoogleTechTalks: “Turning Quality on its Head” Presented by James Whittaker, Engineering Director, Google Inc. Google … Continue reading →

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Joshua Bloch on “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Karl

This is a great Google Tech Talk and while it may be Java-centric, I think much applies to any language you work with. YouTube: GoogleTechTalks: “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”: This is what I believe … Continue reading →

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Recent programming career recent reads

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Tony Lukasavage: “Programmers: Why do we do it?”: …those who truly love programming see it as an art form. Its not just a technical pursuit, but one that allows the leveraging of one’s unique talent and views. You bring a … Continue reading →

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Great Michael Feathers presentation on testing and design

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Karl

The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design from Tim Yann on Vimeo.

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Google’s Innovation Factory

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Karl

Fellow Comcaster Jon Moore has been sharing this great paper by Google. Lots to chew on from a very quick read.

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2 pieces with lessons on programming

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Karl

Carl Miller: “The Two Things about Computer Programming” and related reddit thread. Jonathan Danylko: “20/20: Top 20 Programming Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years”

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Programming practice links for October 18, 2010

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Karl

mockyblog: “Programmers: how to make the systems guy love you” – common sense advice that you’d be surprised how many don’t follow. InfoQ: Abel-Avram: “10 Suggestions for the Architect of an Agile Team” – if you are practicing an agile-lite … Continue reading →

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On Visualizing Iterative Waterfall

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Karl

Go read Jon Moore’s latest piece “The Power of Visualizing Iterative Waterfall”: “the most powerful reason to start visualizing the flow is that it shows you exactly what parts of your process you should change, and when. There’s nothing like … Continue reading →

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On Being a Puppetmaster

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Karl

YouTube: “Jim Henson on Making Muppets 1969″:

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Four Links on Ideas (and Perspective)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Karl

My friend Arpit Mathur posted a great piece today on ideas and implementation: “On ideas, implementation and iteration”. I can relate to this – including the self admonition to hunker down and execute. The following three links try to make … Continue reading →

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