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Google as an example of the new human enterprise?
An old article by net standards (way back in the year 2006), but nonetheless thought-provoking on what it’s like to work for Google as a developer. Does this sound much like how your organization works?
I’m going to talk a little about Google’s software development process. It’s not the whole picture, of course, but it should suffice for today…
From a high level, Google’s process probably does look like chaos to someone from a more traditional software development company. As a newcomer, some of the things that leap out at you include:
– there are managers, sort of, but most of them code at least half-time, making them more like tech leads.
– developers can switch teams and/or projects any time they want, no questions asked; just say the word and the movers will show up the next day to put you in your new office with your new team.
– Google has a philosophy of not ever telling developers what to work on, and they take it pretty seriously….
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Are we really friends? The trouble with buddy lists in social applications.
The trouble with buddy lists is that we end up collecting friends like baseball cards. Because I’m on your buddy list, it could be because we’re really closely connected, it could be because we met once at a conference two … Continue reading
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Heading to SanFran March 21-25
Thanks to some friendly suggestion on our behalf, Jevon and I have been offered a spot on the roster at the Under the Radar Conference on the 23rd of March [upcoming.org]. We’ll be showing off the Firestoker project as it … Continue reading
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