Agile is Wonderful; Agile is Awful (Here’s Why)
Rumours of Agile’s death are greatly exaggerated, but there is good reason they are circulating as well
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The Hidden Cost of Cyborg Working
Generative AI is set to automate many intellectual activities–but at what cost to our brain?
Need to Resolve a Technology “Religious War”? Meet Sam.
Danny Cohen wrote his proposal “On Holy Wars and a Plea For Peace” in 1980, hoping to put an end to some petty online bickering and adopt an important internet standard. That’s how long technologists have been arguing zealously with one another about the superiority of their preferred approaches. Some such conflicts drag on to
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Why New Technical Leaders Succeed (or Fail)
My best friend in high school was a wonderful French horn player. He was such a good musician, in fact, that he was banned from playing his instrument. No, really. The top position in an American marching band is the Band Leader–part conductor, part drill sergeant, who keeps everyone in time and in step. It
Engineering Success: Remember to Support When You Stretch
“The CEO has approved our project. We have 20% time for the next two weeks to refactor the reporting system, and Sales agrees no reporting demos during that time.” Rami smiled as though I had just given him a puppy. Not the wry, guarded smirk I’d seen before as he used his Masters in Engineering
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What Can Computers Teach Us About Poetry?
The idea that analysing poetry with computers could teach us anything about the art is controversial. A recent survey I conducted of more than 300 tech-savvy poets confirmed that–while they generally agree that technology has been good for poetry in terms of fostering community, creating networking opportunities, and providing remote learning–they would rather computer scientists