SVN Essentials

This post contains a quick reference to the commands you need to know to use Subversion (SVN).  I assume you already understand the concepts behind source management.  This quick reference is to the commands to use.

Usability is like the Flavor of a Meal

We talk about usability of software as if it was something separate from the software itself.  There are usability experts, and there are programmers who openly claim to not be very good at user interface.  And yet, usability is affected by many deep aspects of the software, and it is important that all programmers on a project be aware of the usability goals of the entire project.

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Estimations – the eternal software problem

This post argues “Why We Should Stop Estimating” completely in software projects. It is very problematic.