I've had a go at producing systems with mapping as well and I must admit done well they are incredibly valuable. They are also really quite difficult to get right.

We...

Think this is an excellent idea.

I think physical proximity to your team is important. Cuts down on the requirement to have meetings and you don't need to store up questions...

Honestly it sounds like a great opportunity. There is obviously quite a lot of experience in the company already and as such I would think they are wanting to break...

I am always hopeful that the technology can continue to develop along the lines that single individuals can specify, develop, implement and maintain applications to any scale without necessarily having...

You have a choice:

Good

Fast

Cheap

Pick any two.

Not always agree with the trade off here.

I've seen a...

I find if you can spend a bit of time with your users you can sometimes spot things they are doing particularly awkwardly. It is sometimes possible to make suggested...

Well I thought it was excellent article

I generally welcome formal learning but I am cautious about individuals trophy hunting certification. I'm also wary of peoples cvs there is a tendency for people to exagerate both experience...

Non video games are still extremely popular - I've funded a few projects on Kick starter and I've seen several board games (dungeons and dragon types of things) that have...

I quite like to cross reference users opinions of systems with managers opinions of systems. Users often really appreciate being asked and can have differing opinions of systems from managers.

There's...

I suspect that databases could become more of a generalists tools

All jobs change best to try and change with it.

I think programming and IT will probably be one of the...

I would slightly alter that to

Have clear lines of responsibilty and let the best people have full control of their areas. That means at some point management or anyone else...

I've seen the problems of loss of support for applications both when lead developers leave and when bought in systems are no longer supported by the lead developers so I'm...

I personally support this fully and I agree with a strategy of developers supporting their products throughout their entire life.

As much as anything it gives you really useful information on...

The thing about being a rock star is (if you are successful) you come to the floor in a blaze of glory and spend a good deal of the rest...