Working with Programmers Blog

What kind of emergency support do you need?

Avonelle Lovhaug — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:38:16 GMT

When your software breaks, how quickly do you expect the programmer to respond to your request for assistance?

Okay, that’s ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:39:17 GMT

I have unhappy news for you. Your design will never be perfect.

This can be very frustrating to some people. ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:38:17 GMT

Whenever I’ve heard people talk about the importance of a single point of contact for communication between the developer and ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:06:43 GMT

Most programmers who have been around a few years can tell you horror stories about a software project they worked ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:51:36 GMT

One of the more frustrating aspects of being a programmer is that sometimes users encounter problems you never hear about. ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:17 GMT

Ask the programmer is a feature designed to answer questions from non-geeks about hiring and working with programmers. If ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:16 GMT

My new thermostat has a myriad of features, including a sensor that will tell me the outside temperature. The thermostat ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:56:33 GMT

Software estimates can be tricky. One challenge is remembering what to include. When people put together their estimates, they usually ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:19:44 GMT

Unless you are a programmer, you probably don’t read Joel on Software since, well, he writes about software development. It ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:04:58 GMT

One reason why I am an advocate for fixed-fee pricing over hourly pricing is that I dislike the notion that ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:21:37 GMT

I recently attended my nephew’s 5th birthday party. Observing him I realized that he and his guests could teach programmers ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:44:33 GMT

I was reminded today of the importance of being careful about the technology resources you hire. This article refers to ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:18:03 GMT

It is true: custom software can be expensive. The problem isn’t overpriced programmers (usually). The problem is that custom software ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35:34 GMT

A lot of the work I do involves looking for clues. Last week I upgraded a web app to allow ...

Avonelle Lovhaug — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:50:50 GMT

One of my guilty pleasures is old TV programs. One series that was particularly entertaining was the show Get Smart...