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By: SKMurphy » Human Nature As Applied to Software Development

SKMurphy » Human Nature As Applied to Software Development — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:22:54 +0000

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By: Geek Rockstar Fred Brooks on Design | Sandler Techworks

Geek Rockstar Fred Brooks on Design | Sandler Techworks — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:34:11 +0000

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By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:15:51 +0000

Hey thanks! I guess I need to read the book – sounds like his ideas are a heck of a lot bigger than how code monkeys get herded .

By: John

John — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:02:54 +0000

Dan: Here are some the projects that come to my mind when Brooks talks about chief designers: Donald Knuth (TeX), Larry Wall (Perl), Guido van Rossum (Python).

Guido van Rossum is particularly relevant since he is affectionately known by the Python community as the “Benevolent Dictator for Life.”

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:55:51 +0000

I’m intrigued by the concept of a Chief Designer. Has anyone worked at a place with any corresponding role?

John, have you?

Would we call it Software Architect at bigco? Is that the “corporatized” version of the concept that he’s discussing?

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