Caffeinated Coder

Trying to recover from an injury that I got while playing WhirlyBall at a company team-building event. Don’t they know that bad things happen when hyper-focused programmers try to do things that require multi-tasking.

1. Give and Take in the Software Industry – This is the Secret Geek’s version of The Joel Test and The programmer’s bill of rights. I almost didn’t read it because the topic is a little old and tired, but Leon Bambrick reinvigorated it with his own humorous writing style as well as helpful step-ladder approach to each topic that serves as a good reminder that you can always progress further down the road to progress. I particularly like the following excerpt on having companies provide separate dev, QA, and Prod environments for their developers:
   “You can’t afford testers and you just want me to fix it in production, eh? That’s awesome. That’s great. Next time the dentist is drilling out a cavity in your mouth, I’m going to tell him “This is an urgent operation. Let’s not waste time on X-rays. Just start drilling, you’re bound to hit something that’s rotten. And let’s save a few dollars and cut out the anaesthetic altogether.”

   2009 Predictions, 2008 Predictions Revisited – Ted Neward judges the accuracy of his predictions from last year and provides us with a new set of forecasts for the coming year. Ted’s ability to combine insightful critical analysis with just the right amount of cynicism and humor make this a great read. My favorite is #1 of the 2009 predictions:

   “The ‘Cloud’ will become the next ‘ESB’ or ‘SOA’, in that it will be something that everybody will talk about, but few will understand and even fewer will do anything with.”
2. Hoops & Yoyo’s Decaf Coffee Crisis – It’s about time that someone took a stand against the abomination known as decaf coffee. Here’s a hilarious Hallmark e-card that you can send to your favorite coffee addict.

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