todd hoff: Stupid Human ProgrammingTalk on software development.The New Mass Transit: People Pod Pool of On Demand Self Driving Robotic Cars who Automatically Refuel from Cheap Solar- December 31, 2007 The New Mass Transit: People Pod Pool of On Demand Self Driving Robotic Cars who Automatically Refuel from Cheap SolarOur traffic in the San Francisco Bay area is like Dolly Parton, 10 pounds in a 5 pound sack. Mass transit has been our unseen traffic woe savior for a while now. But the ring of political fire circling the bay has prevented any meaningful region wide transportation solution. As everyone scrambles to live anywhere they can afford, we really need a region wide solution rather...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/categories/stupidHumanProgramming/2007/12/31.html#a254 Agile Owes More to Aristotle than the Renaissance- December 19, 2007 Agile Owes More to Aristotle than the RenaissanceThere's an interesting historical parallel between Agile software development, traditional large organizational software development and Aristotle and the new Renaissance politics of Machiavelli. Of course the part of Agile development is played by the great Greek genius Aristotle and the part of the evil giant organization development group is played by Machiavelli. Could it be any other wayMachiavelli's The Prince, the longest please hire.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103955/categories/stupidHumanProgramming/2007/12/18.html#a253 |