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Eight Object-Oriented Design Tips

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:45:00 GMT

Somebody asked me for some design tips for object-oriented design thinking. Here they are.

John Timpson on Servant Leadership

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I recently came across this great episode of Peter Day's "In Business" podcast. It's the story of John Timpson and his family's shoe repair and key cutting business. From what's described it sounds like he's practicing a great example of servant leadership...

Dan Pink talks about motivation

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Dan Pink talks about motivation This week Dan Pink is in the UK talking about motivation. Science has proved that carrots and sticks aren't just ineffective for motivating creative work - they impair creativity. Dan says motivation for creative work is based on "autonomy, mastery and purpose"...

What I learned giving an Ignite talk

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:00:00 GMT

What I learned giving an Ignite talk Back in October 2009 I gave my first Ignite format talk at Ignite Cardiff #3. This is about what I learned.

Building an Agile-Friendly Office Space

Sun, 24 May 2009 08:16:05 GMT

Building an Agile-Friendly Office Space Having an office that encourages collaboration makes all the difference. Here are some photographs and a few stories about workplaces I've been through.

Always outnumbered, never outgunned: Why I love Smalltalk.

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:17:56 GMT

Always outnumbered, never outgunned: Why I love Smalltalk. "Oooo. Dafydd's going to insult programming languages. Let's see if he's going to insult yours... ;-)"

New Software Projects

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:22:39 GMT

New Software Projects An update on some of my projects...

A little less conversation a little more action please...

Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:50:39 GMT

A little less conversation a little more action please... I'm tired of hearing people go on and on talking and writing about the theory and philosophy of agile methods. Some of the talkers have never done it, and some of the talkers did it a long time ago... It's simple: Do it, or don't.

New Year's Resolutions

Sun, 02 Jan 2005 11:49:19 GMT

New Year's Resolutions I've changed my personal computing setup and the way I do personal projects.

Away at XP Day - not reading email until Saturday 27th

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:48:23 GMT

Away at XP Day - not reading email until Saturday 27th I'm away at XPDay, and won't be back until Saturday 27th. Chances are that I won't be reading my personal email until then. If you need to contact me you already have my phone number - which is the better way of contacting me until the 27th.

You wanna pair with common people?

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:47:28 GMT

You wanna pair with common people? She came from Greece. She had a thirst for knowledge.
She studied software at Imperial College.
That's where I--caught her eye.
She told me that her dad did OO.
I said, in that case I'll have a rum and Coca-Cola.
She said fine, and in thirty seconds time she said...

"Does Europe really hate him?"

Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:46:15 GMT

"Does Europe really hate him?" Sometime back in 2002, I found myself waiting for someone in a British research lab. In the reception area a bunch of periodicals were on display. One of them was the Newsweek edition that had a picture of George "Dubya" Bush overlayed in big letters with "Does Europe really hate him?" Underneath the title, someone had attached a yellow post-it...

Agile Project Management with Scrum

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:45:21 GMT

Agile Project Management with Scrum The article I wrote for IT Wales about Scrum has just come out...

Insightful error message from Unreal Tournament

Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:43:51 GMT

Insightful error message from Unreal Tournament Recently when playing unreal tournament, I got this insightful error message...