In my latest book called “Lazy Programmers”, I cover the “good” lazy techniques, the “bad” lazy techniques, and the ugly ramifications of not knowing the difference. The full chapter of “good” lazy techniques is posted on my website. Chief among those techniques is how often the word “lazy” is used…

I know several young developers who have demanded a work-from-home arrangement from their company or else they will quit! According to numerous articles on the internet, they are not alone. Let’s examine the good and bad sides of this trend in relation to software engineering. First, let’s consider the root…

“I didn’t have time to code it right.” “That’s not in scope for this sprint.” “I didn’t write that code, so it's not my problem.” Excuses, excuses. At many times as technical lead, I have heard these excuses from programmers trying to skirt around difficult tasks. It can be very…