Monthly Archives: September 2021

The missing principle in agile software development

Posted on 2021-09-30 by Graham

The biggest missing feature in the manifesto for agile software development and the principles behind it is anyone other than the makers and their customer. We get autonomous, self-organising delivery teams but without the sense of responsibility to a broader … Continue reading →

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Apple and Bug Bounties

Posted on 2021-09-24 by Graham

I know that there are bigger problems to discuss about Apple’s approach to business and partnerships at the mo, but their handling of security researchers seems particularly cynical and hypocritical. See, for example, this post about four reported iPhone 0days … Continue reading →

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In which I misunderstood Objective-C

Posted on 2021-09-19 by Graham

I was having a think about this short history of Objective-C, and it occurred to me that perhaps I had been thinking about ObjC wrong. Now, I realise that by thinking about ObjC at all I mark myself out as … Continue reading →

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Why you didn’t like that thing that company made

Posted on 2021-09-02 by Graham

There’s been a bit of a thing about software user experience going off the rails lately. Some people don’t like cross-platform software, and think that it isn’t as consistent, as well-integrated, or as empathetic as native software. Some people don’t … Continue reading →

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