Earlier this year, I started experiencing some hand and finger problems including pain and numbness.  I was noticing it most near the end of a long day, and while using my mouse. For a long time, I had been using (and loving) the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 5000. I can't... [Read More]

When I read part 1 of Joel's talk at Yale, I thought maybe he was referring to Phil Haack's recent post about TDD.  But, like Phil, I also got the impression later on that it was just a coincidence. I do like something Phil said in his post about this... [Read More]

I met with my project manager today and we discussed my formal responsibilities on DASL.  I've recently been working on stabilizing my work pace, and in order to do so, it's important to know what the heck I'm supposed to be doing. About a month ago, I met with my... [Read More]

Back in March of this year, Jess Tedder turned me on to David Seah's Emergent Task Timer form.  While recording tasks and hours on paper goes against my standard belief in making everything electronic, I trusted Jess.  He said that he was hooked and that he had been very disciplined... [Read More]

Karl Seguin is off to a great start with his series on Foundations of Programming.  He posted Part 2 today and it's a great read.  I look forward to the remainder of the series. [Read More]