can a software project hurt your career?

Can a Software Project Hurt Your Career?

By | For Developers | One Comment
Here’s how it happens: one day you come back from lunch to find your manager asking “Can we have a quick talk?” Never a good sign, especially when the talk turns out to be: “So…I have some good news. I’ve put you on Project X” and Project X is one that has never managed to go live. Basically, it’s a revolving door in code form, and guess what, you get the next go-round. Read More

What is the True Cost of Maintaining Your Reporting Solution?

By | Independent Software Vendors
Legacy application migrationCEO David Heinemeier Hansson said that right after his company launched a new version of BaseCamp, signups doubled. That didn’t mean those new customers suddenly had new projects. He advised companies to reject those “self-delusional reasons you can consider why people aren’t buying your product except for the fact that they don’t want to buy your product.” Read More