Joel Spolsky's article The Iceberg Secret, Revealed [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000356.html] is, for me, one of his most memorable articles. He frames the situation as follows: > "I don't know what's wrong with my development team," the CEO thinks to himself. "Things were going so well when we| Colin Breck
“I don’t know what’s wrong with my development team,” the CEO thinks to himself. “Things were going so well when we started this project. For the first couple of weeks…| Joel on Software
Description: What makes software engineering different from “traditional” engineering? To find out, I interviewed 17 “crossovers”: people who have worked professionally as both a software and a traditional engineer. In aggregate, we learn three things: we are in fact engineers, we’re not actually that different as a field, and there’s a lot we can both teach and learn. Slides are here. Video is here. FAQ These are some of the questions I remember people asking me after the talk.| Hillel Wayne