Code's a solution to a problem; think problem solving 1st; code's simply one means to the end goal, not the goal itself. #productivity

Code's a solution to a problem; think problem solving 1st; code's simply one means to the end goal, not the goal itself. #productivity #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/242385809431478272

struggling to complete a task is not a sign of deficiency, but a sign of growth. #drive

struggling to complete a task is not a sign of deficiency, but a sign of growth. #drive #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/241182631025311744

SW Managers: give problems to your teams, not solutions. Problems expand thinking, solutions constrain it. #protip #teams

SW Managers: give problems to your teams, not solutions. Problems expand thinking, solutions constrain it. #protip #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/241024823478874112

The problem with making "business value" the goal of a team is that it is an external motivator Type X thinking #teams #drive

The problem with making "business value" the goal of a team is that it is an external motivator Type X thinking #teams #drive #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/238604698528124929

(ref @martinfowler http://t.co/TjpQV43R) hypothesis: productivity can't be measure in SW dev because it doesn't exist #teams

(ref @martinfowler http://t.co/TjpQV43R) hypothesis: productivity can't be measure in SW dev because it doesn't exist #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/237919315901435904

RT @steveklabnik: poor people are poor and rails apps are big balls of mud due to structural problems with the society they're in.

RT @steveklabnik: poor people are poor and rails apps are big balls of mud due to structural problems with the society they're in. #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/233575685799698433

desire to define SW process driven by need to create algorithmic work to better align w/typical reward structures #drive #orgs

desire to define SW process driven by need to create algorithmic work to better align w/typical reward structures #drive #orgs #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/233534394831360000

TDD tests are for documenting the static value of code as we discover it examining dynamic quality in solving the task #testing

TDD tests are for documenting the static value of code as we discover it examining dynamic quality in solving the task #testing #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/233289906447843328

boring routine (algorithmic) work: external motivation works with best, interesting, creative (heuristic) work external demotivates

boring routine (algorithmic) work: external motivation works with best, interesting, creative (heuristic) work external demotivates #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/233224675004661760

not coincidence that the boring routine tasks are less likely to get down on inherently interest/self-directed open source projects

not coincidence that the boring routine tasks are less likely to get down on inherently interest/self-directed open source projects #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/233224376340844545

Business deeply discounts the value of a group that solves problems as a single entity. Related: The word 'team' is distracting #teams

Business deeply discounts the value of a group that solves problems as a single entity. Related: The word 'team' is distracting #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/231368998342754305

Experience are static patterns of solutions to problems. #teams

Experience are static patterns of solutions to problems. #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/229251587426627584

Talent is the ability to take in the raw dynamic situation and resolve the problems presented by it. #teams

Talent is the ability to take in the raw dynamic situation and resolve the problems presented by it. #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/229251247247605761

Principle Motivation is motivation toward that which is principally valued. #teams

Principle Motivation is motivation toward that which is principally valued. #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/229250842417561600

Motivation is always motivation toward something #teams

Motivation is always motivation toward something #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/229250680790065153

Real programming is not motivated by preconceived notions of what problems are important to solve #misc

Real programming is not motivated by preconceived notions of what problems are important to solve #misc #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/228820317009768448

A set of written tests represents the static quality of the code; they are in tension with the dynamic quality of code change #testing

A set of written tests represents the static quality of the code; they are in tension with the dynamic quality of code change #testing #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/228107041363869696

The goal of team building is not to create a democracy; it's to create New York City. #teams

The goal of team building is not to create a democracy; it's to create New York City. #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/224853042846117888

The only way to tell whether someone is walking or falling is to wait a bit. #misc #fb

The only way to tell whether someone is walking or falling is to wait a bit. #misc #note #fb http://twitter.com/logosity/status/224852291780493313

In a civic context, 'peaceful' is more or less synonymous with: 'lawful' #politics

In a civic context, 'peaceful' is more or less synonymous with: 'lawful' #politics #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/224848381254709248

"Making a Face in the Clouds": proposing a general solution to a specific problem because you see a pattern that isn't there #mgr

"Making a Face in the Clouds": proposing a general solution to a specific problem because you see a pattern that isn't there #mgr #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/223082394348044288

we are all just monkey-patching our way through the universe #misc

we are all just monkey-patching our way through the universe #misc #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/223066771685511168

to the limit of ability and motivation, each becomes what the others need #teams

to the limit of ability and motivation, each becomes what the others need #teams #note http://twitter.com/logosity/status/223062272644358144