The Easter Egg Hunt Hiding in Your Codebase
Easter egg hunts are all about sweet rewards hidden in hard-to-find places. The tougher they are to spot, the more
Flavien Huynh 16 April 2025
Isolate, Verify and Merge
The cost of fixing software is well understood. Much research has been done to demonstrate that fixing defects at the
Niroshan Rajadurai 22 December 2020
Requirements in Agile development processes
The Standish Report tells that in 1994 ninety-one per cent (91%) of software projects failed, with thirty per cent (30%)
Niroshan Rajadurai 8 October 2020
Illuminating system integration
System integration no matter the approach; modular, big bang, regressive, controlled or adhoc can often be one of the most
Niroshan Rajadurai 16 July 2020
The nature of software development
I’ve been writing a lot of code over the last 4-5 months, prototyping some new product ideas. Here are some
John Paliotta 14 July 2020
What hardware manufacturing can teach software development
We all have experienced the growing impact of software in our lives. We are doing more in software development with
Lynda Gaines 9 July 2020
How to make your developers happy
There’s no shortage of articles on how to improve software quality via process improvement. Today I want to look at
John Paliotta 2 July 2020
How SpaceX develops software
SpaceX, a pioneer in commercial space transportation, most recently successfully took Astronauts to the space station with their Crew Dragon launch vehicle. SpaceX have essentially gone
Niroshan Rajadurai 25 June 2020
Maintaining software: What’s your team working on today?
A few years ago I read: “The Phoenix Project” which is a novel about the IT group at a fictional
John Paliotta 5 June 2020
How to develop high-quality software
What if we take an approach to software development that would significantly improve software quality? As you begin to design
Jeffrey Fortin 12 May 2020