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5 minute book review: The Art of SQL

I have a simple algorithm for picking books: I buy until my wife tells me I have to sleep outside I try to read books that take a practical and interesting approach. For technical books about databases the quality is really uneven. You have your query tuning books which are

Managing your Significant Other when working from home

Managing your Significant Other when working from home

If you are looking for true advice from someone who understands the struggle of remote work and has actual useful advice, check out Navigating Remote Work . When you start working from home you have to prepare those around you for the inevitable consequences of this new lifestyle. I’d recommend

How to convince your employer to let you keep working from home

How to convince your employer to let you keep working from home

If you are looking for true advice from someone who understands the struggle of remote work and has actual useful advice, check out Navigating Remote Work. You have decided to work from home. Telecommute. Listen to the kind of music you want to – dance the way your body tells you.

5 minute book review: Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

5 minute book review: Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering by Robert L. Glass is a fascinating little change of pace that I just finished reading. It was written by an academic-type (i.e. he may have a beard that he rubs while he talks) who also worked in the commercial the-code-has-to-work world. The

How to deal with robots and get your poodle a job

How should you act when a recruiter calls you during personal relaxation time (i.e. grooming your pet poodle “Fluffikissh”)? What are the ground rules for interacting with robots? If the end goal of everyone is to have a good reputation and to earn a living what are some long

A System for Analyzing Systems [Part 2]

This is the second part of an (awesomely epic) series on how to analyze a software system quickly, click here to view Part 1. So now you (having the right attitude and documenting everything) have viewed the main nouns (data) and verbs (use cases, workflows). What do you do next?

A System for Analyzing Systems [Part 1]

We seek definition to understand the system so that we can discern the rules so that we know what to do next so that we win. — Michael Lopp, Being Geek: The Software Developer’s Career Handbook How do you approach learning a new system that is dumped on your lap