When interviewing some of today's top practicing programmers for my new book, "Secrets of the Rockstar Programmers", one of the most frequently cited key skills is having a great system for managing i..

The truth of Alistair Cockburn's model of software development as a "collaborative game of invention and communication" is well accepted. Most programs these days involve teams of people with diverse ..

If you're like me, you spend a lot of time dealing with legacy code that, for whatever reason, does not take advantage of modern methodologies and libraries. I've taken over Java projects that contain..

The Eagle Flies...or...TGIFYea!!!Monday we feared this day would never come. It seemed so very far away so early in the morning. Where's the java anyway? Oh! Strike that. The eagle flies today! G..