September 2009
3 posts
The Growing Role of UX at Obtiva
[P]eople are recognizing that UX work is important, but I don’t think they realize quite how important yet. Michael Feathers in Thoughts on the Future of the Boutique Software Shop
In his post about “boutique software shops”, Michael pondered the future of companies like 8th Light, Obtiva, Hashrocket and Edge Case. I can’t speak for those other shops, so I’m...
Be careful what you are good at
Michael Feathers wrote about his shift in focus from people to programming, which got me to thinking. To me, the two pivotal points of Michael’s post were:
He feels himself pulling away from a deeper involvement in teams and organizational change
Be careful what you’re good at
Being the self-centered guy that I am, I immediately wondered how I might fit into Michael’s...
Who are you comparing yourself to?
One of most important moments in my 9 year career came in year 2. I had spent the previous two years diving head first into Perl and had quickly become a strong-ish Perl developer. But then I saw some of the leaders in the community talk about books and ideas that were not Perl-specific, and they made it sound like reading these books (like “Code Complete”) and understanding these...