Sankarson BanerjeeTesting TimesIn my new consulting avatar, I often recommend 100% code coverage as a target, knowing full well that its an impossible goal. Indeed, for…Mar 23Mar 23
Sankarson BanerjeeBuyer BewareThis is a follow-up to my post on fixed-price contracts written some time ago. It was a surprisingly popular post, and I received some…Jan 2Jan 2
Sankarson BanerjeeNarayan, NarayanMr. Murthy has stepped into a lively debate with the 70-hr-week declaration. He’s not the only old man to ask the young to work harder, of…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Sankarson BanerjeeThe Great Productivity DebateMcKinsey just released a study on measuring developer productivity, and stepped into a minefield of protest from influential developers…Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 2023
Sankarson BanerjeePrice-FixingI’ve done a lot of projects in my time, both as a buyer and as a supplier, and most of them go badly. Having spent half a lifetime thinking…Jul 4, 20231Jul 4, 20231
Sankarson BanerjeeReliability on the cloudWhen a grandmother’s foodblog has better availability than that expensive business website, CIOs feel worse than foolish — they feel…Jan 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023
Sankarson BanerjeeProjects and FailuresSoftware projects rarely succeed. It used to be dismal (75% failed), but many religions, consultants and improvements later most CIOs are…Jan 23, 2023Jan 23, 2023
Sankarson BanerjeeDancing in the CloudI’m a cloud enthusiast, having seen in my career huge benefits from successful moves to the cloud. However, like everything else, the cloud…Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
Sankarson BanerjeeFlying into the CloudA few days ago I gave sage commentary on leaving the cloud. Today, it's about going into the cloud instead.Dec 24, 2022Dec 24, 2022