March 2015 - Software++

Communicating Software Design, Part 1

March 28, 2015October 11, 2016 by Cory

I know a lot of amazing software engineers, but I know far fewer amazing communicators. In the next couple posts, I will focus on communicating software design, and I will share some of the specific techniques that have helped me communicate this topic more effectively across different audiences. I invite you to take anything that … Read more

The Fight Against Ambiguity

March 23, 2015April 23, 2015 by Cory

Can dreadful medical mistakes teach us something about software engineering? I think so. In my book “Must-Have Skills for Software Engineers”, I referred to assumption as “the mother of all evil” in engineering. If that is true, then ambiguity may be the father of all evil. Assumption plus ambiguity is a recipe for failure. The … Read more