June 16, 2009 By 108 Comments

Client Vendor Relationships in the Software Development World

Working on a Software Development project and stuck trying to nail down exactly what you are building with the resources you have?  Working with a client and trying to get them to pay for services, and keep getting “That’s too much money.” or “I’d like to get all that done, by December, but I only want to pay for one resource, not four.”.

This happens a lot in our world.  I’m not sure why.  It doesn’t seem to happen in other situations.  But what if it did!  And why does this happen in software development every day!  Check out this awesome video on Client Vendor Relationships.

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October 8, 2008 By 32 Comments

You Might be a Web Developer…

Canadian Developer Connection John Bristowe has been hard at work on TechDays, but today he decided he would take a break and create a list titled “You might be a web developer…”.  I laughed, I cried, I called my mom.  Seriously though some of the one liners were instant classics.

Some of my favorites include:

  • If the phrase, "I can program HTML" bugs you, you might be a Web developer.
  • If you respond to confusing questions with "HTTP 500", you might be a Web developer.
  • If you think "passing the Acid test" doesn’t refer to a drug problem, you might be a Web developer.

    Anyway, check out the full list at the Microsoft Canadian Developer Connections Blog. If you have time, why not add a couple of your own to the list.  Here is my contribution:  If when someone asks you if you would your favorite kind of cookie is, you instantly respond with “persistent”.

    And make sure you attend TechDays 2008, you wont be sorry!

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