Comments on: A Quest for Discipline http://blog.coryfoy.com/2009/01/a-quest-for-discipline/ It's all about delivering Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steven Hong http://blog.coryfoy.com/2009/01/a-quest-for-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Steven Hong Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:10:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=22#comment-20 Hi Cory,<br /><br />I don't see your email listed anywhere, so I thought I'd leave a message here. I noticed that you recently reviewed an iPhone programming book for Slashdot. I wanted to see if you'd be interested in reviewing iPhone in Action from Manning Publications. You can find more details about it at www.manning.com/callen. If interested, please shoot me an email at stho at manning dot com. Thanks!<br /><br />Steven Hong<br />Marketing Coordinator<br />Manning Publications<br />www.manning.com Hi Cory,

I don’t see your email listed anywhere, so I thought I’d leave a message here. I noticed that you recently reviewed an iPhone programming book for Slashdot. I wanted to see if you’d be interested in reviewing iPhone in Action from Manning Publications. You can find more details about it at http://www.manning.com/callen. If interested, please shoot me an email at stho at manning dot com. Thanks!

Steven Hong
Marketing Coordinator
Manning Publications
http://www.manning.com

]]> By: Cory Foy http://blog.coryfoy.com/2009/01/a-quest-for-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Cory Foy Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=22#comment-21 Hi Ted!<br /><br />It's a deeper issue. We as an industry have gone a long time without viewing the software development profession as a craft, with developers as true professionals. Instead, we hire Junior developers (calling them senior), hand them shiny IDEs and vague requirements, and then complain bitterly that software is crap.<br /><br />Much of this spawns from Uncle Bob's talk about "Craftsmanship over Crap" at Agile 2008, but is really just a recognition that if we want to improve how software is built, we have to improve the people building the software.<br /><br />Hope all is well - email me sometime at foyc at cornet design dot com. Heard you all have a new addition coming soon! Hi Ted!

It’s a deeper issue. We as an industry have gone a long time without viewing the software development profession as a craft, with developers as true professionals. Instead, we hire Junior developers (calling them senior), hand them shiny IDEs and vague requirements, and then complain bitterly that software is crap.

Much of this spawns from Uncle Bob’s talk about “Craftsmanship over Crap” at Agile 2008, but is really just a recognition that if we want to improve how software is built, we have to improve the people building the software.

Hope all is well – email me sometime at foyc at cornet design dot com. Heard you all have a new addition coming soon!

]]> By: Ted http://blog.coryfoy.com/2009/01/a-quest-for-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Ted Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:35:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=22#comment-22 Cory: Interesting article. You mention at the end that we need to turn the software industry around. In what way do you mean? Do you mean the current economic / employment crisis, or are you referring to some deeper ill? Cory: Interesting article. You mention at the end that we need to turn the software industry around. In what way do you mean? Do you mean the current economic / employment crisis, or are you referring to some deeper ill?

]]> By: Corey Haines http://blog.coryfoy.com/2009/01/a-quest-for-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Corey Haines Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:48:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=22#comment-23 Great thoughts, Cory. I'm really looking forward to coming down to Florida and having some time to talk in person with you. Face-to-face communication has a much more appropriate bandwidth for this kind of discussion. Great thoughts, Cory. I’m really looking forward to coming down to Florida and having some time to talk in person with you. Face-to-face communication has a much more appropriate bandwidth for this kind of discussion.

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