Tag: development
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Memories
There was a time when software respected the machine it ran on. Developers measured memory in kilobytes, not because they were nostalgic minimalists, but because they had no choice. Code was written with intent, because waste meant failure. Now, that discipline is gone, replaced by the assumption that users will simply have more RAM. Open…
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Swipe to Skip Learning
For aspiring developers and juniors entering the field, this moment in time is pivotal. You’re being told you can build apps faster than ever, launch startups in a weekend, learn “just enough” programming to glue AI tools together. But if you skip learning how software actually works, you’re not speeding up your career. You’re quietly…
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Software project management method obituaries considered harmful
I’ve noticed a recent increase in project management method “obituaries” – Agile is dead, waterfall is dead, scrum is dead. I believe this sort of negativity should be considered harmful. Why? Every method was born out of necessity It’s only natural that in the early days of programming, in the 1950s and 60s, most projects…
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What is Software Salvage
Summary This article describes the method for software rewrites when the original source code is unavailable – or unstable, of questionable quality or otherwise the product of a beautiful mind. Background One part of what I do is software salvage. I’ve had the joy of working on bringing life back to abandoned codebases, extend them…