Process Improvement

• Introduction to the Art of Scalability
• Jun 26, 2015

Michael T. Fisher and Martin L. Abbott introduce their book, The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise, 2nd Edition, which covers everything you need to know to smoothly scale products and services for any requirement.

• What Went Wrong with Healthcare.gov and How Can It Be Fixed? A Suggested Reading List for Managers and Developers
• Oct 31, 2013

Most software projects aren’t as complex as the ACA website, Healthcare.gov, but any software project can benefit from smart project management and development. Jess Johnson takes a look at some books about running a software project and recovering from failure, plus some specific guides for front-end optimization, scalability, security, testing, and refactoring to see how that advice can be applied to healthcare.gov.

• The Clean Coder: Saying Yes
• May 31, 2011

Professionals are not required to say yes to everything that is asked of them. However, they should work hard to find creative ways to make “yes” possible. When professionals say yes, they use the language of commitment so that there is no doubt about what they’ve promised.

• Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip #12: Eliminate Boolean Arguments
• Aug 25, 2009

We join "The Craftsman," Robert C. Martin's series on an interstellar spacecraft where programmers hone their coding skills. In this twelfth tip in the series, the crew learns that Boolean arguments loudly declare that the function does more than one thing. They are confusing and should be eliminated.