The Toilet Paper Theory Applied To Software Development
Published January 7th, 2008 Under Humour, Software Development | 4 Comments
There are many configurations for developers to work together, but one of the common things that you will share with your colleagues is the toilet. Visiting the lavatories is also something that you will most likely to do every day. You could think of this as an intimate and mandatory version of the continuous integration paradigm. The toilet paper is one of the essential and ephemeral resources for this activity. Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would personally add a third thing: toilet paper rolls reaching the end of their existence. What follows this event could give you an interesting view on the culture of the hosting organization and how its developers are working. Read more
The Waterfall Manifesto for Realistic Software Development
Published July 26th, 2007 Under Humour, Software Development | Leave a Comment
After participating to and observing many software development projects in recent years, we have reached the sad conclusion that there will never be better ways of developing software on this planet. While the principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development may look appealing for inexperienced developers, serious professionals know that the real world is not similar to the “Little House on the Prairie”
This is the begining of the story told in The Waterfall Manifesto for Realistic Software Development, an humourous mirror site to the Manifesto for Agile Software Development
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Published July 17th, 2007 Under Humour | Leave a Comment
This is obviously true for me when I look at cartoons that can summarise many things in just a small strip. Look at the last production from Bug Bash to present a good view of many software development processes. Be careful: if you like it, you may spend a long time laughing when browsing the previous cartoons.
700th Software Development Article
Published June 28th, 2007 Under Humour, Software Development | Leave a Comment
The Software Development Article Directory has just registered its 700th article with “What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?” ;o) This article is an interesting digression of the differences between software development and software engineering that evolves in a comparison of the agile and planned approaches to software development using the differences between the Greek and Roman civilisations.
Game & Software Development Essays
Published June 20th, 2007 Under Humour, Software Development | Leave a Comment
Surfing the Web last week, I found this interesting blog, Lost Garden, written by Danc, a guy with experience in game design and programming. Most of the posts are devoted to game interface and I like the taste of the author for illustrations. Programmers will find interesting and humorous observations on user interface and about the software development job, notably the post Software Development’s Evolution towards Product Design.
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