Strategy

Naïve/Reckless/Unintentional Technical Debt aka Mess Naïve Debt, Reckless Debt and Unintentional debt are different names for a form of technical debt that accrues due to irresponsible behavior or immature practices on the part of the people involved. In our experience it is very rare to find this kind of technical debt stemming from conscious irresponsible development behavior. However, it is very common to find this kind of debt originating from developers not trained in current and robust development techniques, when little architectural planning has taken place or the toolchain the development team uses is immature.

Big Data is an inescapable buzzword for anyone even remotely entrenched in the world of business or technology in 2016. Big Data as it exists today is a growing and emergent field. Technology is constantly being introduced to the world that either creates new data streams or a new way to make sense of the current data being produced. What, exactly, should we do with all this information? That is the central problem and proposed solution of Big Data; to capture, analyze, and make sense of the wealth of data at our disposal.

Thinking of refreshing your website in 2016? Here are the latest trends and cutting edge web tech you need to be aware of.

I try, at least once every couple months, to read a book that is not directly about software development, Scrum, etc. My thinking is that all tech and no business makes Don a dull boy; I really need to develop myself as a leader and developer of employees as much or more than a curator of custom applications. I recently finished reading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, one of the founders of Pixar. I found so much in a couple of value-packed pages that I want to share them and show it through my personal Scrum/software development lens.

Designing and building a web site/app requires development teams to follow a process of steps that get the project to completion. For a client or business owner, understanding the process is key to their sanity leading up to and during the project.

The date, January 9, 2007. It was a controversial day, feelings of anxiousness and excitement clashed with feelings of envy and jealousy. It was a day to change the face of the mobile world. A day that would revolutionize the way content was designed, developed, and deployed across the globe. It was the day the world changed forever, the day of…the iPhone.

Many website owners have heard about Google’s Analytics, and many are using it right now. But few know the full features and benefits that this tool holds. For those who are unfamiliar with Google Analytics, it is an entirely free tool that allows a website owner to monitor the traffic that their website receives and provides detailed metrics based on those visits. For the un-initiated, this might seem like a fairly mundane tool.

Think about the last time you met a friend’s family. Was it a welcoming hug or a pleasant handshake? How about a greeting shouted through the house? Were you even invited into the home?