WatTF? – Jim Murphy

No, I don’t mean that Tony Soprano and family have moved in next door but Tony would be impressed with these guys and love a few points off the top I’m sure but as far as I can tell these enterprising criminals have no interest in cutting anyone new in on action this sweet.So here, [...]

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You read this all the time online – people complaining that their team is doing some weird variant of agile and even that it failed because they didn’t find the mythical “true agile” way.  Add to that the fact that being developers we tend to see things, how shall I say, a little more black [...]

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The funniest thing about agile is how common the problems people have doing it.  Case and point:

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Steve Blank from Berkley’s Haas School has a great reminder about the (anti) correlation between good grades in school and success in entrepreneurship.  He remarks in The “Good” Student something I’ve been curious about for a while too: Google’s Hiring Practices.  Talking with bright co-ops and new grads and grad students at the University of [...]

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I’ve spent a lot of time making agile development work in startups and it ain’t easy.  Necessary but not easy.  Agile has always felt natural to me – from a cultural point of view that when I read about Kent Beck and XP it was exciting to see some substance forming around this approach in [...]

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I’m really surprised by the blasé attitude of people I speak with and reporting in the Canadian media about the global financial crisis.  It seems many feel that this happens from time to time and doesn’t really affect them.
Banks

Autos

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I’ve heard lots of complaining about blog claiming at technorati – so I figured I’d try it myself.
Technorati Profile

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Just got back from RubyFringe in Toronto and have some serious sleep to catch up on.  Pete Forde and crew at UnSpace did a fantastic job of organizing this, part tech, part culture, part revival, part cocktail party event.  The photostream speaks for itself.
There were several great talks.  My favorite was Damien Katz’s very personal [...]

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I just have to say I’m *really* enjoying the drama unfolding between Apple and the Canadian roll out of the iPhone with Rogers.  It shines a bright light on what has been a tremendous market imbalance since the get-go.  What I find interesting is that when compared against existing Blackberry plans the Rogers iPhone lineup [...]

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Progress issued a press release and updated FAQ today further describing the acquisition of Mindreef.  Updates include the strategic rationale and intentions for the future.  Stay tuned for the webinar July 22nd for details.

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