#59: The Programmers Oath - I will produce estimates that are honest both in magnitude and precision

#59: The Programmers Oath - I will produce estimates that are honest both in magnitude and precision

In this episode I continue to look at professionalism in software development.

I take a look at the eighth oath from the Programmer's Oath by Uncle Bob Martin, introduced in episode #51, to explore further:

"I Promise that, to the best of my ability and judgement: I will produce estimates that are honest both in magnitude and precision. I will not make promises without certainty."

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#101 - The Theory of Constraints - Part 1

#101 - The Theory of Constraints - Part 1

In this episode, I discuss the Theory of Constraints as introduced in the book The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Modern software development methodologies (Agile, Lean, DevOps) place a heavy focus on t...

22 Syys 202114min

#100: Project to Product by Mik Kersten

#100: Project to Product by Mik Kersten

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Better ROI from Software Development podcast. In this episode, I introduce the second book that I would recommend to any non-technical CxO. Project to Product by Mi...

15 Syys 202115min

#99: Value Streams and Value Stream Mappings

#99: Value Streams and Value Stream Mappings

In this episode, I introduce Value Streams and Value Stream Mapping. Value Streams and Value Stream Mapping, I believe, are exceptionally useful tools to help us understand what we're doing, how we ar...

8 Syys 202113min

#98: Open Source - Licences

#98: Open Source - Licences

Continuing the conversation on Open Source, in this episode I look at common licences. There are a variety of licences in Open Source - covering legal use and commitments you must abide by. Like any ...

19 Elo 202112min

#97: Open Source - the motivation

#97: Open Source - the motivation

Continuing the conversation on Open Source, in this episode I look at the motivation behind why it exists. Why would individuals, groups and even organisations give up their time, their work, and thei...

11 Elo 202111min

#96: Open Source - Is it really free?

#96: Open Source - Is it really free?

Open Source is everywhere - in our software, in our servers, and in the services we use every day - and its here to stay. In this episode, I give an introduction to what Open Source is, why its incorr...

4 Elo 202118min

#95: Software Application Speed - the Content Delivery Network

#95: Software Application Speed - the Content Delivery Network

Continuing the conversation on Software Application Speed, I look at one of the means of improvement - using a Content Delivery Network (CDN). In this episode I introduce the Content Delivery Network ...

28 Heinä 202114min

#94: Software Application Speed - Caching

#94: Software Application Speed - Caching

Continuing the conversation on Software Application Speed, I look at one of the means of improvement - Caching. In this episode I introduce Caching - how prevalent it is within modern computing, why w...

21 Heinä 202113min