April 2009 - Posts

• Why Most Developers are Rubbish at Estimating

  Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:04 PM | 14 Comments
  
  

  Recently, a local builder handed me an estimate for some construction work on my home. Once my eyes had stopped watering, he calmly explained to me that I wasn't paying him for what he could do, so much as what he knew. He'd been in the trade for 30 years. Read More by Tony Davis | 14 Comments | Comment on this post

• What is "maintainable code"?

  Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:06 PM | 5 Comments
  
  

  "Maintainable code" does not mean the same thing to a DBA as it does to a developer. Production Support staff will want something altogether different from either. These differing perspectives on maintainability have always been a cause of immense grief Read More by Tony Davis | 5 Comments | Comment on this post