Michael Dowling's Whispers » code http://blog.minderupt.com Agile development, technology, management, and other such musings Thu, 27 May 2010 03:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Where am I? http://blog.minderupt.com/2009/11/09/where-am-i/ http://blog.minderupt.com/2009/11/09/where-am-i/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:43 +0000 michael http://blog.minderupt.com/?p=98
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    • ]]>     I haven’t updated my blog in a while…  sorry for that.  Besides my day job, I’ve been busily working on a new open-source project that has been in my head for quite a while now and I finally decided to just go for it.  I’m almost close to “announcing” it more publicly, but for right now I am gathering some feedback from colleagues before I unleash my horrifying code for the world to consume. :)

    More later…

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    ]]>     http://blog.minderupt.com/2009/11/09/where-am-i/feed/ 0     Architects who do not code… http://blog.minderupt.com/2009/05/27/architects-who-do-not-code/ http://blog.minderupt.com/2009/05/27/architects-who-do-not-code/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 20:59:15 +0000 michael http://blog.minderupt.com/?p=71 A great analogy, brought to you by a viewing of Bravo TV’s “The Fashion Show.”

    Here it is:  An architect who does not code produces the same quality of work as a fashion designer who does not sew.

    Please, for all of you who hold that title of “Architect:”  Do not tell me your “team of people” will dive into the details.  If you do not know the ramifications of your design (which eventually come out in the details) then show me someone who does.  If you’re responsible for systems design, even at bird’s eye level, please be able to do some coding so prove your design, even if you’re not officially coding for the project.

    Seriously.

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