Tag Archives: Software Engineering

QOTD: Real Software Quality

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jason Mock

I came across this quote from Linus Torvalds today that really struck a cord with me: “Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they’re involved and taking it personally,” – Linus Torvalds, … Continue reading →

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Stackoverflow.com – Knowledge Sharing on Steroids

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Jason Mock

While I do feel that I have learned a great deal in the past three years as a software engineer, there’s still much more for me to learn.  One blog to that I read on a very regular basis is … Continue reading →

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University Study: Most Users Don’t Pay Attention To Dialogs

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Jason Mock

OK, I’m definitely being nicer with my title than Arstechnica’s Fake popup study sadly confirms most users are idiots.  Regardless of the title, the study about user responses to error or warning dialog boxes is quite interesting.  In the study, conducted by … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Software Development Experts

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Jason Mock

If I’ve learned anything in my career, it is that approaching software development as an expert, as someone who has already discovered everything there is to know about a given topic, is the one surest way to fail.  – Jeff … Continue reading →

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