The way we write code impacts our users, but it can also impact our wallet, especially in cloud computing. Steve Jones wonders how many people bother to profile and test their code.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about the future of software development and how it might not require developers to know anything about servers.  Read more...

Why is it so hard to build better software? Steve Jones looks at recent problem in iOS that seems silly.  Read more...

Steve Jones would like to see more disclosure about what works and doesn't work when deploying new systems and software.  Read more...

Steve Jones says that developers should take responsibility for the code they deploy, perhaps with a warranty of sorts inside their company.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about pair programming and when it might make sense for data professionals.  Read more...

If we rewrite the coding rules, will software be more secure? Steve Jones thinks it might and that we should be constantly looking to change the techniques, patterns, and skills we have.  Read more...

Intuit manages ten million lines of code in a single codebase and does a great job of it. Read a little about what they do.  Read more...

Better security can be achieved by writing better code. Steve Jones agrees, but doesn't think it's as easy as it sounds.  Read more...

Is it worth writing your own software? Steve Jones says you ought to really think about it and perhaps spend time looking to buy something before you build a new application.  Read more...

How responsible should developers be for their code? Facebook has an interesting way of looking at their engineers' performance.  Read more...

A great developer is worth more than an average one, but how much more? Steve Jones has a few thoughts for you to think about.  Read more...

For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones talks about a fundamental architectural decision for your software. Do you want central control or a series of distributed processes, each one self-aware, and able to act on its own.  Read more...

IT is too slow. That was a quote that inspired this piece from Steve Jones that talks about the need for IT to be more flexible and agile in their efforts. That includes the data professional in their modeling.  Read more...

Is quality job one for software companies? Steve Jones asks what you think and comments on why quality might not be as high as we would like.  Read more...

Today we have an editorial reprinted from Jan 3, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. What's the quality of your code? Do you measure it? And does it matter?  Read more...

Today we have an editorial from Sept 25, 2005 being republished as Steve is on vacation. This one talks about the need to expect failure in our systems and code for it.  Read more...

A new theory of why some IT projects fail has Steve Jones intrigued, however he thinks we can do better, and not just with better developers.  Read more...

Steve Jones thinks we should be building feedback loops into all our systems. Not just for customer service, but also for bugs.  Read more...

A guest editorial today from Andy Warren. When someone is looking to introduce a free version of a product, what's the best way to tackle it?  Read more...