An Objectively RESTful Tic Tac Toe API

It is my firmly held opinion that the world deserves nothing less than a good Tic Tac Toe API (for those unfamiliar with Tic Tac Toe, please see Noughts and Crosses). An effort entirely devoid of research, or effort, did not turn up a viable candidate, so I…

The Experience of the Project Manager

A trend which I’ve observed with increasing regularity is the staffing of the Project Manager role with people who are equipped with little to no knowledge of the nature of the project or experience in its domain. The thinking seems to be that by following…

Spreading the Word on Serverless

When I first encountered the buzzword “Serverless” a few years back it irked me in a visceral way. I…

So Y’All Want Some of That Innovation?

You say you want to be innovative? Great! You want to foster a culture of innovation in your company? Sure, who doesn’t? You want to inspire innovation in yourself, your employees, your team, your family, your neighbors, your butcher? Sounds fantastic!

The Solution Director

Stealing From Film to Save Software Delivery

My Abandonment of Kitchen Coding

Notes From an Experiment in Productivity

Some years ago (read “2”) I concluded that the best way to make forward progress on my initiatives would be to bring the means of production (read “my laptop”) into proximity of…

The Brokenness of the 5 Star Rating System

As I was formulating the below I had hopes that I would be able to call this post…

Should Developers Support Their Software?

Yes

In a Nutshell