Indirectly asked a similar question a few years ago in http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-framework/unit-testing-myths-and-practices/. And while the responses were interesting and thoughtful, most failed to answer the question you and Ben...

Your comment reminded me of a recent private vs. public discussion. After it got past the obligatory government is bloated, ponderous, inefficient, etc. it became clear many of us...

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Good catch, thank you!

I think Tom Demarco’s observations suggest another interesting idea aside from software engineering’s vitality. Knowing if a software project is "valuable" or "not so valuable" says much about the whether...

Have to (strongly) agree with the ambiguous Mr. Moden. 🙂

One of the downsides of SOX that I’ve witnessed has been its casual interpretation to justify requests. For example, one...

Great job!

Budgeting is all about predictability and risk aversion; it just happens to involve money. If this premise is correct, the "lose or use it" makes a lot of sense. For...

Good catch... "Know thy Contracting Agency" merited several words, too.

Google's decision to build local data centers may enjoy another sound business reason according to R.X. Cringely. He suggests a savvy plan to exploit the looming bandwidth issues as more...