Author Archives: Jason

In Theory: Stakeholder Interviews

June 8, 2009 – 1:17 pm

Let me preface this by saying, as stated in the title, that this is theory. This is what I plan to do when I have the opportunity to interview stakeholders, and the value I expect it will provide. But, I haven’t had the opportunity to do any interviews just yet.
Like I mentioned in [...]

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Diving into UX

June 5, 2009 – 1:14 pm

I love a challenge, and the diversity of the challenges I face on a regular basis is one reason I really enjoy my work. My latest challenge has had less to do with writing code and more to do with taking ideas from conception, through research and evaluation, to a basic project plan. [...]

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Going to make some noise

April 23, 2009 – 12:32 pm

It’s been awfully quiet on this front lately, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been idle.  On the contrary, I’ve got some interesting things coming up and I’m going to try, really try, to do better at sharing what I’ve been working on and learning about.  What can you expect?  How about a few examples:

Drawing graphs [...]

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Perl: Old and crufty?

January 12, 2009 – 1:13 pm

I hear people mummbling a lot about whether or not Perl is dying, but I think a better question is, “Is Perl perceived as old and crufty?”.  I think the answer is related to the perception that Perl is dying and I think there may be something the Perl community can do about it.
First, let [...]

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FUD as Technical Debt

September 4, 2008 – 5:52 pm

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt almost surely lead to technical debt when they are left to fester in the software development process. Chances are good that you’ve seen the symptoms of FUD in your own code at some point, or at least in someone else’s. The following are a few examples I’ve run across recently, coupled [...]

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