Five for Friday – February 25, 2022

Here are some links I found interesting this week. I find Jim Gaffigan reasonably funny, but he’s gained additional respect from me this week when he lost it over Trump Steve Denning has thoughts on what good agile looks like Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything looks like it will be a really nice addition to the…

I’ve stated my distaste for GUI automation before, but after my last post, I feel the need to share some clarification. I’ve been meaning to write this post ever since I wrote GUI Shmooey, so here goes. First off, let me state my main points for disliking GUI automation: It’s (typically) fragile – tests tend…

I’m two months into my 18th year at Microsoft, and I still really enjoy it – most of the time at least. My job is great, I work on amazing technology, and with people smarter than you can imagine. But, for two months or so every year, the dreaded MS review monster comes out from…

When I was 9 years old, I’d play pick up soccer at recess. A couple of kids – the “leaders” would pick teams, and then we’d play. Since we were kids, the leaders of the teams were sometimes the best players, but usually the loudest kids. Leadership was short-lived, but effective for the purpose. I…

Back again – here are a few things I found this week that I thought were worth sharing. That’s all for this week – we’ll try again in seven days.

Due to some unforeseen issues, my experiments in remote work are continuing. These days, the situation is a bit different though – I’m working in the same time zone,and I’m showing my face at work one to two days a week. Of course, my observations and musings about working remotely continue. The days that I’ve…