In one of my previous posts, I shared a quick note about Agile, and I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the responses on LinkedIn; the post went viral, reaching over 2k impressions. The statement of the post was clear; over the years, our tech industry has… Read more
Category: Computer Science
HOW DO YOU PROVE HIM WRONG?
Unfortunately, this is one of our biggest problems today, and it’s one of the most prominent challenges our civilizations face. You can be dead wrong and still have millions of followers; the more followers, the more credibility you gain among no-followers, so the easier your statements, wrong or right, spread…. Read more
Exposing the Hidden True of Vision Pro Release.
I have seen Ready One Player movie five times, but this weekend, the feeling after I finished was different and sad. Last week, my teacher’s daughter had an accident; she is a lovely old Latin American lady; fortunately, she is OK with no significant injury; the car was not so… Read more
Biggest Software Failures in History: A Chronological Journey
Today, software applications are the backbone of almost all industries. We create systems to manage, automate, and enhance the most straightforward to complex processes. However, despite the meticulous planning and expertise in our creation, software failures have occurred and will continue to occur, and it does not matter how many… Read more
Why do software engineers’ elite teams also fail?
One of the biggest lessons I have learned over the years in my career is that the most prominent developers’ minds always tend to make the most significant mistakes, maybe because, often, the best engineers are the ones who work on the most complex problems. Still, experience has shown me… Read more
How to evaluate the true Adoption of Good Coding Practices.
I was reading Martin Fowler’s blog, and suddenly, a relatively old entry caught my attention: the article Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost? triggered an immediate response in my eyes, and my brain promptly answered with no words, definitively, “It always depends.” However, since I greatly respect Martin’s work,… Read more
Why technical debt is hard to measure?
In my previous article, I wrote about why I think managing technical debt is challenging; in this essay, I will answer another critical question that remains open. Why technical debt is hard to measure? Adam Tornhill, in the introduction of his book Software Desing X-Ray, wrote: “Repaying technical debt is… Read more
Why technical debt is hard to manage?
In software development, technical debt has emerged and popularized as a critical aspect that influences the quality and efficiency of software products. You will dive into millions of articles, videos, and several particular and deep-dive books that include other new terms, more complex technical invented definitions, and psychology analysis techniques. Today, understanding… Read more
The key four areas to identify greats software developers.
In today’s letter, I will expose you, just in minutes, my mental model for identifying a great software scientist or engineer and how to select (correctly) the new team member that will impact your new product or company đź’Ż times more than the average people in just a few weeks…. Read more
The Biggest Insights from My 10 Major Career Missteps.
In today’s letter, I want to reveal the biggest mistakes I made during more than ten years as a professional software engineer, plus five years studying for a bachelor’s degree and a lifetime trying to become a better scientist. But first in short, let me share some story. I have been an immigrant four… Read more