Sean has a reputation for a take on technology that can seem to be "out of left field," but is guaranteed to get you thinking. Sometimes contrarian, always insightful, he offers a unique perspective on the practice of programming and on technology in general.
Implement first, design later
If I were to utter the two words "implementation" and "design" in the context of an IT project, would you be inclined to re-order them in your head? I.e. to think in terms of "design" first and "implementation" second?
Pet Peeves - English
A while back I wrote an article about my pet peeves related to XML. Some time soon I hope to write something similar related to my other main weapon of choice, namely, Python. Before that though, I thought it might be interesting to think about the peeve that relates the two.
Open Source Considered Harmful
Maybe it is just me but gosh, the unrelenting rate of change, of the rate of change, in IT is becoming brain frazzling. As soon as I think I have a handle on where things are currently at, along comes some new complex twist; some new turn; some new innovation that threatens to take the status quo and put it through the wood chipper.
Better regulation through software
There is a lot of talk these days about regulation, especially the kind intended to control the activities of financial organizations. I have a big problem with regulation.
