Cheaper Talent Hypothesis

MF Bliki: CheaperTalentHypothesis.
Martin Fowler’s commentary on why cheaper talent is more expensive !
Naturally better programmers cost more, either as full-time hires or in contracting. But the interesting question is, despite this, are more expensive programmers actually cheaper?
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If the cost premium for a more productive developer is less than the higher productivity of that developer, then [...]

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Agile Software Development: Disadvantages of Agile Software Development

Agile Software Development: Disadvantages of Agile Software Development
Nice article. If you are getting into agile .. this indicates some potential issues that you may have to deal with and allows to get into it with your eyes open.

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Agile Software Development: 20 Qualities of an Agile Leader

Agile Software Development: 20 Qualities of an Agile Leader
Not sure where agile fits in … but a v. nice list for what it takes to be a leader. *cough* some things I need to work on *cough*

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The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect : Bruce F. Webster

The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect : Bruce F. Webster
Excellent read. Some of the early links out of this article and the comment stream also make for engaging reading.

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Software Engineering? Maybe not.

Software Engineering? Maybe not.
Software Engineering seems to have much less engineering to it than what seems.

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