Coding Philosophy

A collection of 118 posts

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy

Think Again

Software and business are both iterative processes. We are constantly experimenting, amplifying what works and getting rid of what doesn't.

Coding Philosophy , Book Reviews , Security

Debugging Your Brain

Often our brains operate on autopilot. That can be good and sometimes it doesn't serve us.

Coding Philosophy

Advent Of Code 2024

Advent of Code is a great opportunity for practice. What are you practicing this year?

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy , Security

Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code.

Ever wonder why there is so much bad code out there? You are not alone.

Software tools , Coding Philosophy , Software Engineering

Quick VIAN released on VIPM

Using VIAN analyzer can be a pain. Here is a way to do it quickly and easily.

Coding Philosophy , DevOps , Continuous Integration , Software Engineering

Cycle Time

Getting quick feedback is very important. Here's a story of what can go wrong when you don't.

Coding Philosophy

Taking Large Steps is Like Leaping Across a Crevasse

Taking large steps like jumping across crevasses seems more efficient until you don't make it.

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy , Software Engineering

Wild West to Agile

We've all heard the terms "agile" and "waterfall", but what is the real history behind each? and how did we migrate from one to the other? Here is a firsthand account.

Coding Philosophy

Baba is You

What can a puzzle game teach you about software development? More than you think.

Conferences , Coding Philosophy

David Neal on Leadership

Leadership is more than just a title. Anyone can be a leader - even you. Come to David's Workshop at GDevCon NA to learn more.

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy , DevOps

Are Your Lights On?

What is the real problem? Whose problem is it? Who has the power to fix it? and how do you motivate that person to fix the problem?

Coding Philosophy

The Case For Virtual Folders

Do you use folders on disk to organize VIs inside libraries? Why? or Why not?

Coding Philosophy

Scaling

Does the advice you give depend on the size of the development team? If so, how does your advice change? and where is the limit for small versus large teams?

Coding Philosophy

The 10 Commandments of Legacy Code

I saw a great Twitter post from Joe Anderson about the 10 Commandments of Legacy Code.

Book Reviews , Coding Philosophy , Legacy Code

The Best Book on Legacy Code I've Read Yet

You have inherited a Legacy System, what do you do now? How do you manage a successful modernization effort?

Coding Philosophy

The Right Amount of Technical Debt

How do you determine the right amount of technical debt on a project? Both too much and too little can slow you down.

Continuous Integration , DevOps , Software Engineering , Coding Philosophy

What is the Value Proposition of CI/CD?

Do you use CI/CD? If not, why not? If so, what benefits do you see?

Coding Philosophy

Pick Learning Over Blaming

What opportunities has your organization missed out on by focusing on blaming rather than learning?

Sam On Joel , Coding Philosophy

Painless Functional Specs Part 2

Do you write detailed specs for your projects? What do you include?

Coding Philosophy , Book Reviews

Accidents in North American Climbing 2023

What can studying climbing accidents teach us about coding? It turns out a lot.

Coding Philosophy , Sam On Joel

Five Worlds

Is there one "right" way to do software development? or does it depend on the context?

Coding Philosophy

"We are uncovering" versus "We have discovered"

Are you still curious? or have you discovered "the way" to do software development?

Coding Philosophy

Worry About The Message First, Then The Handwriting

We judge LabVIEW code all wrong. Straighter wires and prettier icons are not the solution to poor design.

Coding Philosophy

The Value of Open Source

There is a lot of value in open source tools and it goes beyond just the initial problem they are designed to solve.

Coding Philosophy

Go slow to Go Fast.

Every time I read my kids the book, the tortoise always wins. Yet as adults we seem to have missed the lesson.