Demystifying Software Estimates With Probability Curves
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…
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…
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,…
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…
For a new application, budget concerns come in a number of flavors: It’s too early to raise funds or terms aren’t favorable A few benchmarks need to be hit before the…
I spent a few years refereeing youth soccer. Sunburns and comments shouted at me aside, I’ll always remember something an instructor said during the three-day introductory course: You’ll need to…