technology trends
One of my most eye-opening early experiences was a tour of a local manufacturing plant during high school. One of our tour guides was a MIT trained engineer who accompanied us, explaining how everything worked. At the end of the tour, he gave each of us a picture of a
software development
In Microsoft Project and the Gantt Waterfall, many commenters wondered why software projects can't be treated like any other construction or engineering project: I am not sure why it is so difficult to estimate software development? Is it a mystery, magic, is there a man behind the curtain
humor
It's funny because it's true: > A Software Engineer, a Hardware Engineer and a Departmental Manager were on their way to a meeting in Switzerland. They were driving down a steep mountain road when suddenly the brakes on their car failed. The car careened almost out
software development
Based on the number of times I've seen the comparison come up in my career, you might think that bridge building and software development were related in some way: > [..] my Dad [http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/cfabrams/], who is a "real" engineer, is