Shortly after I wrote about my lack of a rubber ducky something strange happened…three rubber duckies showed up on my desk. Naturally I gave them all good homes.
The first stayed on my desk at home…
The second is living on my desk at work in a makeshift pond:
The last is living in my car:
Now no matter [...]
I have had a busy writing night…
I have added a couple of new books to my bookshelf, one I finished a few weeks ago and one I’m still reading. I decided I was going to add these books even though they are not directly related to software, projects, or people. All work and [...]
The latest Viewpoint Systems eNewsletter was published last week, check out part four of the TDD series – Mock Objects in LabVIEW:
http://www.viewpointusa.com/newsletter/2009%20March/newsletter_2009_Mar.php
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I never owned a rubber ducky growing up…
::Of course my mother may read this some day, smack me on the head, and say, “Of course you head a rubber ducky, his name was Sprinkles. You played with him every time I gave you a bath…how dare you tell everyone you didn’t own a ducky!” I [...]
So, you’ve made it through my technical interview, http://benjaminhysell.com/archive/2009/02/the-technical-interview/, you have accepted a position within my company, and even better you are going to be working for me.
I weep for you and your family.
The first six months are the worst. It’s mostly the hazing, or maybe it is the occasional beatings that will make your [...]
You know, I wasn’t always in a management position at Viewpoint.
It’s true.
Shocking, but true.
I am, as I type, actually in charge of people, they report to me! I am all-powerful over my minions!
::insert evil laugh here, maybe a thunderclap in the background…a few streaks of lightning…::
BOW BEFORE ME, MINIONS, AND DO MY BIDDING!
This style of [...]
Next up in my digital reading list:
http://www.37signals.com/svn/
I’ll skip the normal, ‘Why you should be reading their blog’ and start with a couple of videos. Why not let the guys who run the company tell you in their own words what they are up to?
::Plus have you ever tried to type with a band-aid on your [...]