It isn't all about the code?

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A Brief History of Change – Evolution and Revolution

Next in our brief history of change - Change as part of the landscape. Before, the world was static, and so were requirements...

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Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 10:55PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

A Brief History of Change – In the Beginning

Some feel that managing change is the central issue in systems development. I have always maintained that the central issue in systems development is communication. I’ll concede that, in the current environment, change issues increasingly dominate discussions of process. So lets talk about change.

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Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 10:52PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

For Valentine's Day - Chocolate Lowers Stress

It is well established that certain foods increase the body's natural production of endorphins. Dark chocolate is by far the most popular endorphin-producing food on Earth. Known by the Greeks as the "food of the Gods", dark chocolate is derived from cacao beans that were revered by the Aztecs, who believed that eating chocolate would confer wisdom and vitality.

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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 06:26PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Patterns vs. Insight in Debugging

I’m stumped. The Skycam flies, but something is wrong. Worse yet, something is wrong in the Software, which is my baby. I’ve spent fourty five minutes running the system around, trying to find a pattern in the line length errors in order to then deduce the nature of the problem.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:39PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

What’s Wrong with the Software?

So, There I sit, hands poised above the Skycam computer keyboard, quaking like an Aspen. Garrett nods, and I press enter to start the control loop. Nothing happens (which is good!) I nod back to Garrett, and he flips the Brake switch to “Off”. There is a loud whack sound of the brakes releasing, and…

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:38PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment