When will Software Development be up to Industrial Standards?

From time to time I hear people complain, that the Software Development industry is immature. Sometimes they even propose software development should be more like a factory, producing software on some kind of production chain, highly standardized, highly automated. They complain the level of reuse isn’t high enough. I certainly agree, that we have a [...]

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Just ask!

Possibly one of the most important things a human learns is to ask questions. The good news is: Every kid learns it. You can tell the parents of kids that just learned it from the blood dripping from their ears. The bad news is: Almost everybody unlearns it during their time in school. So you [...]

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Who are your Phone-A-Friend Lifelines?

Life is difficult and complex. Nobody knows the correct solution to every problem that might appear. But there is a simple strategy to improve your chances: Call a Friend. Or a coworker. Or the Internet. Its easy. It often solves the problem. It creates ties to new people and strengthens the ties to people you [...]

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