When listening to the radio last week, I heard somebody use the phrase “constructive pessimist.” This label captures the essence of what I think makes a great software developer. It is the kind of developer I want to be and especially have on my team.
As I thought this over, a model of sorts formed in [...]

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At the beginning of the year I set up JetStream to monitor the top 100 CNET Blogs and see how the Technology A-Listers (according to CNET) were using tagging in their posts. I’ve been collecting data for nine months now, so I thought I’d share some of what I’ve learned.
To Tag or Not [...]

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I used to work for a company that shall remain nameless, just in case their lawyers are reading this. We had a couple of security-related incidents that illustrated just how illusionary physical security can be in everyday companies. Here are two amusing (and true) stories with four serious lessons to be learned from [...]

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