A case study in not dealing effectively with legacy software, were staff have continued to use an application fit for purpose without the support of their organization. Read more
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A tutorial containing detailed instructions on setting up the Facebook Scribe logging server on Fedora 8. The steps included are also applicable for other Linux systems. Read more
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Some ideas on how to manage legacy software systems and source code. Read more
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On why I was wrong to think that an open plan office was the worse kind of office, because a shared office space beats it. Read more
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On how to remain calm and professional when someone quits your team Read more
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Some personal thoughts based on my experiences with recruiters over the years Read more
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