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, companies miss the mark on high managerial talent in 82% of their hiring decisions”