Tom DeMarco - Tag - In a past life… https://archive.jtimothyking.com/tags/tom-demarco/ Tom DeMarco - Tag - In a past life… Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 21 Jul 2006 11:03:16 +0000 How DeMarco, Lister, and Cockburn Helped Me Find a Better Job (Part 2) https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/21/how-demarco-lister-and-cockburn-helped-me-find-a-better-job-part-2/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:03:16 +0000 J. Timothy King https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/21/how-demarco-lister-and-cockburn-helped-me-find-a-better-job-part-2/ How DeMarco, Lister, and Cockburn Helped Me Find a Better Job (Part 2)

(Part 1 was posted yesterday.)

After four months of teamicide, Peopleware-style, I was ready to die. And when HR or my manager asked me, I told them the truth.

]]> How DeMarco, Lister, and Cockburn Helped Me Find a Better Job (Part 1) https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/20/how-demarco-lister-and-cockburn-helped-me-find-a-better-job-part-1/ Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:44:36 +0000 J. Timothy King https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/20/how-demarco-lister-and-cockburn-helped-me-find-a-better-job-part-1/ Two years ago, I was enthusiastic, energized, and about to plunge into depression. I was enthusiastic and energized because I had started a new job two months before, and I was in a position where I could make choices, and I knew I could make the right choices. I was stretching myself beyond what I had done before, and I wanted to prove myself. Within two more months, that would change.

]]> Break Your (Software) Process Addiction https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/04/06/break-your-process-addiction/ Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:00:23 +0000 J. Timothy King https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2006/04/06/break-your-process-addiction/ How many times have you heard someone say—or maybe you’ve even said it yourself— “Yeah, it’s a hack. But we don’t have time to do it right.” Frankly, this one goes in the same category as popular rubbish like:

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