Evolving Beyond The Technical
If you have been reading this blog, you might notice that I sincerely try to post topics that I find substantive and meaningful. I hope to keep it that way. In this post, I have a slight diversion to talk about “The Why.” Why am I spending my own valuable free time to write this? … Read more
What can software people learn from Navy SEALs? Plenty! If there is any organization that knows something about unit integrity, teamwork and operational leadership, it is the Navy SEALs. While I am not a SEAL, and I certainly would not claim their skills, I have applied some SEAL-inspired principles in the software domain. I’ve always … Read more
We live in an increasingly globalized and dynamic world, and the software engineering space is not immune to the challenges that this presents. Companies are starting up, shutting down, off-shoring, near-shoring, and sometimes all of the above. This post presents a hypothesis around the definition and assessment of a software development culture. For the sake … Read more
The analytical mind is a powerful tool to be used, but sometimes we let it use us instead. Software engineers, and analytical people in general, love to classify things. This can be a useful and positive tool for the mind, since it lends itself to the ability to build the conceptual abstractions that are required … Read more