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Winter left. Spring is here. It’s Friday. Careful readers may remember that I gave up on Windows almost a year ago. To be fair, this means that my gaming is almost all on Xbox now (and yes – I know more than most people that this is Windows too). Anyway – here’s the truth about…

I recently re-read (skimmed) Steve McConnell’s Software Estimation, Demystifying the Black Art. When I met with Microsoft Press to pitch HWTSAM, they gave a hot-off-the press new copy, and while some of the book feels “old school”, it’s still filled with foundational estimation knowledge. I work at home, and absolutely need a quiet PC –…

Happy Friday – if you didn’t know, today is the birthday of rockstars like Ozzy Osborne and Nicole Forsgren. Here’s some other stuff you probably didn’t know. It’s Advent of Code time! I enjoyed this short article on Demystifying DevOps from Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory I love the thinking that Anne-Marie Charrett is putting…

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for folks to fill out the annual State of Testing Survey. Remember that testing is an activity, and not necessarily a role, so if you’re involved in software, you probably have valuable input. I’m a bit of a Michael Lopp (Rands) fanboy – Managing Humans remains one…

It’s a non-lovely hot and smoky day in the Seattle area. I hope everyone is staying cool and safe out there no matter where you are. Here’s some stuff I found on the internet this week. I thought this article on deadline driven behavior with scrum was pretty interesting. I’ve seen orgs paralyzed by attempting…