Better Leaders. Better Results.
“Agile architecture is not about designing everything up front, but about evolving the architecture as the system emerges.” — Martin Fowler. The Agile Architecture Framework is an iterative and incremental approach for designing architectures. I developed the Agile Architecture Framework over the span of many years of reviewing architecture and design, as well as creating …
Why invest in prescriptive guidance for platform impact? While the answer is obvious to many, it’s not as obvious to others, so I’ll attempt to paint the picture here. One example is Building Secure ASP.NET Applications. It was the first “blue book” at Microsoft. But it was Improving Web Application Security that really made people …
How to be a leader in your field? Philip E. Agre shares a six step recipe for becoming a leader in your field: Pick an issue. Having chosen your issue, start a project to study it. Find relevant people and talk to them. Pull together what you’ve heard. Circulate the result. Build on your work. …
One of the struggles a developer faces when moving up the ladder is how to keep their technical skills. If they are used to being a high-performing, individual contributor, and a technical go-to resource, this is especially challenging. Why? Because the job is different, now. Be the Oil and the Glue It’s no longer about …
“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” — Lucille Ball” I was reading Scott Hanselman’s post on Productivity vs. Guilt and Self-Loathing. In his post, Scott shares what he does when he feels unproductive. If you know Scott, he’s the …
