7′ Software should convey a sense of calm. I, as a user, should know what I can do with it and what I can’t do. I always know what’s happening, where I am and what is next. Everything comes easily … Read more
48 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2021 Date Written: August 2021 Abstract How do firms’ IP strategies respond to sudden increases in product-market imitation? Using a 2001 technological shock that enabled rising software piracy, we implement an instrumental-variables estimator to compare … Read more
I’ve looked back at the end of every software project I’ve ever been on and thought, “If I’d known then what I know now, I’d have been done in half the time.” Despite this, I’ve never thought carefully about exactly … Read more
On 13th Jul 2021 I’ve been removed from Fedora Project with no prior notice, because of this: My Profile on Fedora Project (FP) Wiki I don’t have any access to my Email ([email protected]) and my other FP resources (e.g. Fedora … Read more
You cannot automate creativity to create the unknown Photo by Júnior Ferreira on Unsplash As much as people would like to automate software development, they can’t because it’s a creative and collaborative process. It’s uncommon to think of developers as … Read more
I’m a big advocate of Empirical Software Engineering. I wrote a talk on it. I wrote a 6000-word post covering one controversy. I spend a lot of time reading papers and talking to software researchers. ESE matters a lot to … Read more
Software Engineering principles to make teams better. For leaders who don’t want to spend their time micro-managing Improve your own capability Discover the best principles, why they are useful and then integrate that into your behavior. View the principles Share … Read more
Estimating Software Projects: It’s well-established that estimating software projects is hard. One study by HBR found that one in six IT projects had cost overruns of over 200% and were late by almost 70%. Another study by McKinsey found that … Read more
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