Agile Coder Cost Metrics 
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 15, 2009
Who will ultimately bear the cost of their mistakes? So developers stuck in this world tend to think the other developers on their team are either, deep in their souls, plodding pedants or sloppy coders. If the cost of each failure is dirt cheap, then you can afford to make a lot more failures in the course of learning.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 28, 2009
This builds on a lot of great thinking that has come before, like the agile movements insistence that only the creation of working code counts as progress for a software development team. I used to think that investments in metrics were a form of waste. I used to think that investments in metrics were a form of waste.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
www.women2.org
MARCH 8, 2012
I first spent time trying to build it myself leveraging open source tools, applying my skills from a single CS class, and trying to be an autodidactic coder. Devs will get the chance to meet other coders (experienced and aspiring) and work in groups of 1-3 to make some wicked apps. However, I needed to actually build it!
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. No offense, but I honestly think you have no idea what you’re talking about, and your irrational language biases are probably making you lose some really good coders. ” So, essentially you want redneck coders that will kill it and grill it.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
This single decision wound up costing the company significant revenue and over the course of several months sent its customer growth into decline. In the end, we managed to repair the damage, but only after losing a lot of time and at significant opportunity cost. We were totally unprepared for the magnitude of what happened.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
167 
Let's personalize your content