Joel Spolsky’s article on Inc.com is a must read. Here are five easy steps to kill your technology project:
Mistake No. 1: Start with a mediocre team of developers.
Mistake No. 2: Set weekly milestones.
Mistake No. 3: Negotiate the deadline.
Mistake No. 4: Divide tasks equitably.
Mistake No. 5: Work till midnight.
Read an explanation of each mistake [...]

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Some ads speak for themselves. This one showed up in my Gmail sidebar today:

Hint: “Certificaiton” isn’t a word. Maybe they aren’t targeting English teachers.

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The RSS Profile is a really helpful document that helps developers use best practices and avoid typical pitfalls when handling or producing RSS feeds.
That said, why isn’t the RSS Advisory Board - the very people who created the profile - following the profile recommendations in their own feeds?
The Feed Validator now produces warnings according to [...]

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