RIF Notes #33
“There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker What do you mean by “Event-Driven”? –Martin Fowler explores the different patterns with ‘events’ "Whatever it takes" – Jason Fried warns us about the dangers of a whatever it takes mentality Disruptive Testing One on One Meetings – Advice for good one-on-one meetings Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? How to destroy Programmer Productivity Design Tip #168 What’s in a Name? Kimbal Group design tips on the importance of naming Show me a business problem and I’ll do my best to avoid it Optimizing the Sustainable Pace – “Sustainable pace was Extreme Programming’s solution to the short-sightedness of over-working ourselves to meet a deadline…However, sustainable pace is defined individually” Why Great Managers Are So Rare – “Gallup's research reveals that about one in 10 people possess the talent to manage…Still, c