Smart Disorganized

Tag: software

  • Defending Lean Startups

    Got into a long comment on Nick Pelling’s blog. He’s sceptical about Eric Ries. I’m fairly neutral, but here’s my response to Nick. Surely all practical knowledge is anecdotal and, therefore, an unwarranted step from the particular to the universal. All advice in this “genre” (Tom Peters, Charles Handy, Seth Godin etc. etc. etc. )…

  • StackOverflow went live today, and it’s already pretty good. Update : Actually StackOverflow is awesome! Look what cool tricks people are doing with it. Joel has another hit on his hands. It’s amazing what you can do when you’re smart AND have an audience.

  • Mark Bernstein has a great post (and sounds like a great talk) on NeoVictorian Computing. Wants to return software development to the personal and to making meaning. Via Bill Seitz