April 2, 2003
Frank Gannon wrote this column for New Yorker, if I’m not mistaken, back in 1987. I think it deserves another run. I wrote a year ago for permission to publish, but so far cannot find the copyright owner. It’s about flowers and gardens, so perhaps it’s appropriate for this Valentine’s Day.
(Frank found this page somehow and has kindly granted his permission to post the article, which appeared in Atlantic, not New Yorker. Thanks, Frank!)
An associate sent me a note pointing out that a domain, southwesthosting.net belonging to Phillip Robinson included a large amount of my copyrighted material.
I sent him a polite note asking him to remove it, followed by an official…
Uncle Bob Martin comments on “Developer Certification WTF?” in a recent blog entry. Let’s talk a bit about developer quality, and some things that are being done about it.
Choose your tools wisely, that they allow for the development of your skill.
Jim Shore has written a short item with the above title. Let’s think about it a bit.
Author Matthew B. Crawford is a physicist, has a Ph.D. in political philosophy, and is a motorcycle mechanic. What’s not to like? Recommended for practitioners, managers, executives.