Next up on my digital reading list:
http://www.codinghorror.com
I believe I found Jeff Atwood’s blog through Joel’s Reddit feed. Jeff’s articles kept popping up and I found my self always clicking through to read his articles. After much deliberation I finally decided to add his RSS feed to my Google Reader. Jeff has a very easygoing tone and [...]
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Joel on Software
My next entry for my digital reading list:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
Joel’s been writing a blog since December 1999, I only know this because I went back through his archives and read every single one of his posts. Madness? Not quite, but close. I forget exactly how I stumbled upon Joel, but once I read a few of his articles, I [...]
Dilbert – He Isn’t Just for Engineers Anymore
For my first post of my digital reading list, I present you Dilbert.
I know what you are thinking…
Oddly drawn characters, situations you never find yourself in:
::unless you are an engineer, in which case try and feel for those who do not participate in our profession::
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1994-08-27/
And really, who could enjoy:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-12-28/
Unless you are an engineer. Sure, you [...]
Amazon Associates
In the spirit of full disclosure, I joined Amazon Associates today. Amazon Associates advertises on their front page ‘Make Money Advertising Amazon Products’, they break it down further…’send traffic to Amazon, if someone you send buys what you sent them to buy you get a referral percentage.’
My plans, make millions and millions by hawking all sorts of Amazon products, [...]
Why Write a Technical Blog?
I have attempted to keep a blog quite a few times in the past decade or so, with varying degrees of success. I love to write, a passion that started in middle school where we were given full creative freedom to write short stories, murder mysteries, and comedy sketches.
::We were also, with permission from our parents, allowed to read [...]
Whose Brand are You Building?
Towards the end of 2009 there were two great articles published by two of my favorite bloggers, Joel Spolsky from Fog Creek Software and David Heinemeier from 37signals.
Joel’s post wonders if growing your company too slowly means your company is bound to die:
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/does-slow-growth-equal-slow-death.html?partner=fogcreek
David responds to Joel in his own post on his blog:
http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2002-bug-tracking-isnt-a-network-effect-business
Normally, I would [...]