May « 2005 « daily delusions

No process found error!

By Yashima, on May 30th, 2005

So I am back to writing about my work.

Anyway it seems I have to re-start at zero. I am – despite four days of vacation away from computers and home – quite disoriented about my work and the way I am supposed to work. So I start with nothing.

Here’s my question: how does a software developer work effectively? What tools and processes does he use to get his work done?

Of course I want answers that fit my basic working conditions and work environment: small projects and big projects and a single developer may have many things in common, but keep in mind that I have to do many things myself that may not be part of a developer’s work in a bigger project.

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My postmodernist view

By Yashima, on May 15th, 2005

Via one of my regular reads Bitch. Ph.D. I found myself taking yet another internet quiz, with funky results. Most interesting: I really didn’t know what to answer to a lot of questions. It’s mostly about science vs religion. But go ahead and take it:

You scored as Postmodernist. Postmodernism is the belief in . . . → Read More: My postmodernist view

Linkage

By Yashima, on May 12th, 2005

A couple of great articles crossed my way. I don’t have enough time to comment on them, but here are the links:

File sharing creates fans from Joi Ito’s blog. As always: read.

The Daedalus Project (subtitled: the psychology of mmorpgs) via TerraNova. They have a very interesting interview with the leader of a . . . → Read More: Linkage

Der Projektleiter

By Yashima, on May 10th, 2005

Und dann fragte ich: “Was sind denn die Aufgaben eines Projektleiters?” Hier ist die Antwort, die ich von einem bekommen habe:

Bei uns sind Projektleiter die “Köpfe” auf einen Projekt. Unsere Aufgaben: – Komplette Erstellung der Planung – Überprüfung und Anpassung der Planung im Laufe des Projektes – Ressourcenplanung und Ressourcenschutz – Qualitätskontrolle (nicht . . . → Read More: Der Projektleiter

Divisions

By Yashima, on May 10th, 2005

Just a cool picture.

I like the way this looks a bit like three images in a montage. Of course it’s not perfect since the roof of the house in the middle can be seen in the right-most division as well. But otherwise I find the “constructedness” quite fascinating.

PS: I edited . . . → Read More: Divisions