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• Building a Balanced Team

  Fred George, noted Agile Developer and thought leader, had a great post where he described his ideal ratios of developer skill levels when building an Agile development team. One of the foundations of his theory is that the number of Apprentice or Junior... Posted Aug 09 2007, 10:04 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career, Business

• Are you an Overpaid Payable?

  I spoke with a friend the other day who came to the startling realization that they had become overpaid. Most people would define being overpaid as receiving a salary above the current market standard for your responsibilities and skill set. Taking a... Posted Aug 05 2007, 01:39 AM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career, Business

• Developers who become Managers

  Rob Walling had an amazing post where he described his experiences and frustrations during his career when moving from senior software development roles into management roles. Much of Rob's frustrations stemmed from losing the creative satisfaction... Posted Jul 06 2007, 11:42 AM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career

• Things I learned about Software in College

  Dare Obasanjo started a thread listing things he learned about software while in college and Scott Hanselman extended it by adding three more things he learned in college and three things he learned outside of college. Both bloggers had some great points... Posted Jun 28 2007, 10:40 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career

• More Lead Developer tips

  You can never have enough useful tips on becoming a better lead developer . From Roy Osherove, there are some great ones in this list . To this list I would add the following: Be open to ideas and approaches from your team members, regardless of their... Posted Jun 09 2007, 07:46 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career

• Being understood versus understanding

  A friend pointed me to this great article from Business Week talking about Ford's new CEO, Alan Mullaly, and some of Mullaly's experiences in trying to change the culture within Ford. I found one paragraph that correlated to some of my past experiences... Posted May 30 2007, 03:49 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career, Business

• Following the Telliterns

  Internships are often an exciting experience for students entering many fields. They can be a great place to learn, network with peers, and develop lasting professional relationships that will be important when first starting a career. They are also a... Posted May 24 2007, 10:15 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career, Telligent

• Ideal Software Management

  Tim Stall had a great post entitled "Why would someone work for your company?" where he outlined a number of things companies can do to be more attractive for top developer talent without breaking the budget. I highly recommend reading the entire... Posted May 20 2007, 11:13 PM by The Web Gambit Filed under: Development, career, Business