Archive for December, 2007
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
SlickEdit Word Sudoku – December 2007
Word Sudoku is played the same way as traditional sudoku, only instead of 9 unique numbers the puzzle is solved using 9 unique letters. Those letters unscramble to spell out a familiar word for SlickEdit users. If you need a hint, you’ll find the unscrambled word in the solved sudoku puzzle.
Letters for [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in SlickEdit Games by Jeffrey
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Software Estimates and the Parable of the Cave
As discussed in a previous blog, The Perfect Estimate, providing software estimates is one of the most challenging aspects in the software industry. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is the challenge of estimating the unknown. Unlike many other construction activities, like erecting a skyscraper or building a ship, software [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Dev Management, Productivity, Programming by Scott Westfall
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Where Are All the Qualified Programmers?
Periodically I read articles claiming that there is a programmer shortage in the US. Bill Gates made that claim earlier this year. A quick search on Google turned up similar articles going back to 1998. Do we have a problem with too few programmers in this country? I contend that we do not.
Certainly shortages arise [...]
