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Pass Time “Estimating a Feature”

Dec 24

So as I am channel surfing, and I come across the show Pass Time. I watched two episodes straight through last night. For those of you who have never seen it, the show is a drag race crossed with a game show. Three contestants must guess the pass time of a hot rod in the [...]

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Don’t Repeat Anyone’s Work (DRAW)

Nov 20

As programmers we forget the fact that many of the problems we encounter every day have already been solved. We don’t need to write a sort algorithm, create a new type of data structure, or write an encryption library from scratch.  We try not to repeat ourselves, but we have no problem repeating every one [...]

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Diminishing Returns on Software Quality

Nov 06

Software production, like any other production, obeys the law of diminishing returns. Reducing flaws is part of the software production process so it also falls under this umbrella of diminishing returns. The law of diminishing returns states that when we add additional input into a production process we will see diminished output relative to the [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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