Incentives - Why or Why Not
Explore the surprising research on incentives and their impact on motivation, challenging common beliefs about rewards and punishments in various contexts, from animal behavior to software development.
Scaling Yourself
Strategies for managing information overload and increasing productivity in the digital age. Practical tips for prioritizing, filtering, and balancing communication channels to scale yourself effectively.
My Agile Journey - XP, Scrum, Lean, Kanban & Back Again
Explore one expert's evolving perspective on Agile methodologies, from initial Scrum enthusiasm to Lean and Kanban discoveries, ultimately embracing a nuanced, multi-faceted approach to software development.
Lean Startup - Why it Rocks Far More Than Agile Development
Discover how Lean Startup revolutionizes product development through scientific experimentation, validated learning, and efficient capital use. Learn to create products people love and build successful businesses.
Agile Development within the Corporation
Exploring how corporate departments can support or hinder agility, focusing on strategies to leverage these departments for successful agile implementation in large organizations.
A Language for Application-scale JavaScript Development
Introduction to TypeScript: a typed superset of JavaScript for building large-scale applications. Explores features like static typing, classes, and modules to enhance JavaScript development and tooling.
Frankenbuilds - If Agile is so Good, Why Are Our Products so Bad?
Explores why Agile teams can deliver high-quality code yet produce unsuccessful products. Discusses systemic reasons for failure and emphasizes the importance of understanding problems and setting clear goals.
Building Secured, Scalable, Low-latency Web Apps with Windows Azure Platform
Practical demonstration of building a robust web application using Windows Azure, covering security, durability, scalability, and low-latency with various Azure services and features.
Globally Distributed Cloud Application at Netflix
Explore Netflix's cloud migration, global architecture, and open-source tools. Learn about AWS deployment, Cassandra integration, and building custom PaaS for scalable, resilient applications.
Mythbusting Remote Procedure Calls
Debunking myths about Remote Procedure Calls in distributed systems. Explores origins, evolution, and limitations of RPC, highlighting challenges in networked applications and alternative approaches.
User Interface - UX Techniques
Explore essential UX techniques like personas, wireframing, and card sorting. Learn to create user-friendly interfaces through practical methods and real-world examples.
Architecting for the Cloud - Lessons Learned from 100 CloudStack Deployments
Insights from 100 CloudStack deployments: Implementing on-premise infrastructure for legacy and cloud apps, balancing traditional controls with cloud flexibility for phased adoption.
Hard Things Made Easy - Monads
Demystifying monads: Learn how these powerful interfaces can simplify complex programming concepts and enhance your coding skills.
To Be Honest
Exploring the complexities of honesty in personal and professional contexts, examining biases, uncertainties, and the impact of truthfulness on teams and processes.
Management Myths - Are We Getting Any Better at This?
Explores evidence and myths behind software management practices, including pairing costs, estimate value, expectation setting, contracts, success rewards, scaling operations, and distributed team management.
The Geek's Guide to Leading Teams
Practical tips for leading technical teams, focusing on people issues, building trust, fostering diversity, and cultivating a healthy team culture for effective software development.
Translating DART to Efficient JavaScript
Explore Dart's optimizing compiler for JavaScript, covering language features, deployment options, and advanced optimization techniques for efficient web development.
Making Enterprise Java Development Hurt Less
Explore strategies to simplify enterprise Java development, including key EE6 features, JVM changes, and open-source advancements. Learn about AS7's modularity and lightweight design for improved productivity.
Making the JVM Fly - Experiences With Enterprise JVM Performance Tuning
Explore enterprise JVM performance tuning with real-world scenarios, covering memory usage, object creation, I/O throttling, serialization, and benchmarking. Learn practical optimization techniques for significant performance improvements.
Up and Out Scaling Software With Akka
Explore Akka for scalable software: actors, concurrency, and fault tolerance. Learn core concepts, Java 7 features, and practical implementation for robust, distributed systems.
Array Thinking Escaping The Groove
Explore array programming concepts from APL and J languages to enhance parallelization and improve coding efficiency. Learn alternative approaches to traditional loops and branching.