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Gerald M. Weinberg
Born
October 27, 1933
Died
August 07, 2018
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What do you do when a kid beats your solution?
We were asked, "Has a software engineering interviewee ever come up with a better solution than the expected best answer?"
The question told me that the one who posed it hadn't done many interviews. As an interviewee, I did this often, though it was often met with defensiveness from the interviewer.
As an interviewer, it happens to me all the time, and I've tried awfully hard not to be defensive as Read more of this blog post »
The question told me that the one who posed it hadn't done many interviews. As an interviewee, I did this often, though it was often met with defensiveness from the interviewer.
As an interviewer, it happens to me all the time, and I've tried awfully hard not to be defensive as Read more of this blog post »
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The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully (Consulting Secrets, #1)
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1985
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19 editions
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Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
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1986
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10 editions
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking
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published
1975
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9 editions
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The Psychology of Computer Programming
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1971
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21 editions
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Perfect Software: And Other Illusions About Testing
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2008
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6 editions
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Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method
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2005
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6 editions
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More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit
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2001
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11 editions
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Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking
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published
1991
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13 editions
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Quality Software Management, Vol. 3: Congruent Action
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1994
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5 editions
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Quality Software Management: First-Order Measurement
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1993
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2 editions
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“problem-solving leaders have one thing in common: a faith that there's always a better way.”
― Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
― Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
“PREFACE PROBLEM: Nobody reads prefaces.
SOLUTION: Call the preface Chapter 1.
NEW PROBLEM CREATED BY SOLUTION: Chapter 1 is boring.
RESOLUTION: Throw away Chapter 1 and call Chapter 2 Chapter 1.”
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SOLUTION: Call the preface Chapter 1.
NEW PROBLEM CREATED BY SOLUTION: Chapter 1 is boring.
RESOLUTION: Throw away Chapter 1 and call Chapter 2 Chapter 1.”
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