One must only browse the vast repositories of half-finished software at SourceForge to see that many promising (or just plain useful) projects seem to just vanish, left incomplete and at the mercy of bit-rot. The main reasons for this are threefold: A lot of open-source software is written to scratch an itch. That itch may [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Building a Successful Agile Team – Slides
John and I received a most encouraging reception to our presentation at XPDay on Thursday, Building a Successful Agile Team. Gojko Adzic was kind enough to do a write-up for those who missed it. For those interested, you can find the slides here: Building a Successful Agile Team
XPDay 2008
I was lucky enough last week to skip our release days and instead spend the time listening and learning at XPDay in London (and, on Thursday evening, drinking myself somewhat silly). They chose an interesting format this year – only a few presentations were pre-approved, and most of the presentation space was opened to proposals [...]
Vive la différence!
Michael Arrington has written a somewhat strong piece on his views on European startups. As always, a browse of the comments leads you to the conclusion that arrogance and defensiveness are common traits shared across the Atlantic. However, I think Michael has missed a rather important point – while correctly attacking the climate (in particular [...]
