March 4th, 2008
Though I’ve spent my entire professional career, and adult life, in the computer field, there are days when it’s obvious that other things are far more important. Today was such a day: my daughter Jennifer gave birth to a healthy, beautiful baby boy at 4 PM this afternoon.
Owen Edward Coffey weighed in at 7 pounds, […]
March 2nd, 2008
When I was a kid, one of the aphorisms I was taught was “never look a gift horse in the mouth.” Nobody ever gave me a horse, nor did I ever buy one or own one. So I have no idea what I would have seen if I did look a horse — “gift” or […]
March 1st, 2008
I’m giving a presentation next month on the politics associated with introducing a software metrics initiative in a typical IT organization. Most presentations, articles, and books that I’ve seen in this area focus on why it’s important to measure various things about software development … and what things we should be measuring … and how […]
