Triple Shot Links # 3
Back from another fun weekend that consisted of a couple of 6 hour car trips with a bored 7 year old and a screaming 6 month old with a bad case of explosive diarrhea. All this just to visit in-laws in a nursing home located in the booming metropolis that is West Plains, MO. What could be better?
- More thinking about “Agile” vs “Waterfall” - Fresh insight by Jason Yip into the strengths and weaknesses of the Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including some challenges to conventional wisdom about when a waterfall approach is most appropriate. I especially liked his refinement of the Agile principles and values.
- The Problem with Every Implementation of a “Forgot Your Password?” Feature I’ve Seen Online - Dare Obasanjo reflects on the recent Sarah Palin email hack and draws what should have been a really obvious conclusion that the standard ‘forgot password’ functionality which relies on answering a personal questions in lieu of the password is fundamentally unsafe in the age of google, wikipedia, and social networking sites like facebook and myspace.
- Simple Trouble Shooting Application Now Fixes Everything - The Secret Geek provides a humorous list of common debugging techniques. I enjoyed the silly, creative ones on the list, but it also got me thinking about how many times developers rely on catch-all ‘reset’ techniques to resolve problems without really figuring out or understanding the underlying causes.
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