Monthly Archives: October 2011
Bandwagon’s Full….
… please catch another. If you’re trying to implement it because you’ve heard of it and it seems to be The Thing, then that plume of smoke on the horizon is the boat you missed. I would argue it’s never … Continue reading
Po: Reuse Is Harmful
It can create unnecessary coupling in a system if pursued with naive vigour It can create an enormous governance overhead — which then has to add on a whole extra bunch of costs to prove that it’s delivering value and … Continue reading
Light relief: Three logicians…
… walk into a bar. The bartender says “Would you all like a beer?” The first one says, “I don’t know.” The second one also says, “I don’t know.” The third one thinks for a moment and says, “Yes!” Hat … Continue reading
The Missing Constant
Of course, in my last post I forgot the one true constant in IT: change. I’ve never really understood the level of unhappiness that change can generate within IT departments, which are usually about driving through as much change as … Continue reading