I’m often asked regarding how likely a code deployment will deliver the expected results. It’s actually a very simplistic formula, the answer is a neutral answer, but people often think of it as either over positive, or over negative, more frequently the later. Chance of delivering on time is a function of: testing, how recent …
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Responsive Design: Fixing misconceptions
I’m exposed to more of the web than most people, not only on the usage front, but also from the development front. A lot of people employ a technique called “word salad”. Roughly, the spout a bunch of words, and pray that they have some sort of meaningful connotation. One of these words is “responsive …
Happiness Ladder
In my limited perception of the world, I find it interesting. The workers are always looking up at their boss thinking, man, he’s made it. The boss is looking at his boss, and concluding the same thing. For the most part, unless you’re at the very top of the chain, you’re still looking up. Even …
The Ten Commandments of Project Management
Following at least these 10 commandments will be a big step towards becoming a well-respected, trusted, and optimal project manager: Always treat the person that’s working with you with respect. Always assume that your team is working as hard as they can, as fast as they can, and as well as they can. Always ask …
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Invest in Your Business: Time is Money
Everybody knows time is money, but it seems to be a very important concept that seems to escape a lot of developers’ mind as we strive towards code utopia. One of the strengths of developers as Larry Wall, the father of Perl, has put it, is laziness. We’re willing to go through great distances to …
Drupal 7 Changing Update Manager FTP
I had a hard time finding this information, and eventually, I got to where I needed to be. The following URL should be more than sufficient to help guide others to the right direction. http://[site]/authorize.php
Facebook’s Phone Number Search
Like everything Facebook, the new search feature is cool, creepy, and easily abused. Have Just A Phone Number? iOS 6 Facebook Integration Can Fill In The Blanks [Corrected] Even though I like the feature, I think it’s a feature that Facebook is ultimately better off not having. Given the elevated status of Facebook, a lot …
Project creation, specification, and sizing
There are couple things that every single developer needs to know in a project: 1. How it looks 2. How it functions To figure out how to code something, I generally one, talk to the “client” and figure out what they want. In this process it’s very important to figure out what the client wants …
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MVP Minimum Viable Product
Most Valuable Player? That’s what I originally thought, but in the start-up space, it means “Minimum Viable Product”. The LEAST you can do, to get your product to market. The concept behind MVP is to test and collect data as soon as possible, saving time and resources. To construct a MVP, what you need to …
Facebook IPO: The things you can learn!
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