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A Bad Design System Is Worse Than No Design System

Nick Walsh An Article By Nick Walsh // 5.30.2023

Design systems. There’s no shortage of articles out there detailing the what, how, and why. I’ll skip a retread in favor of some observations, now that we’re a few years…

Do RFPs Actually Lead to the Right Software Partner?

Nick Walsh An Article By Nick Walsh // 8.23.2020

First, a bit of good news: This isn’t another article painting solicited proposals as a terrible bit of business. They’re a wholly unavoidable reality — through things like organizational policy and legislation — and…

Demystifying Software Estimates With Probability Curves

Nick Walsh An Article By Nick Walsh // 4.13.2021

Expertise is comfort in the unknown. For software developers, that usually means reaching for the most important tool in their belt: “I’m not sure, I’ll get back to you.” As…

Un-Silo-ing Your Insights: Translating Algorithms to a Web Application

Nick Walsh An Article By Nick Walsh // 6.18.2020

Data experts and practitioners in pattern matching (think analysts, data scientists, engineers, statisticians, and consultants) tend to have an immense amount of siloed intellectual property. It lives in shared drives,…

Clear Communication in Software Development Starts with Semantics

Nick Walsh An Article By Nick Walsh // 6.22.2021

There’s an oft-repeated adage that the hardest thing in programming is naming things. As it turns out, that naming issue extends to everything around the product too. Communication’s role as…