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> I tell students that the best way to make an impact is to focus on the details Thank you for the insight in your last paragraph. Do you have references that will help me explore …

> Confusion about roles can lead to conflicts. Agree. Accountability is the key here (this is not about authority). If things do not pan out as expected, the PM must be answerable,…

My email is in my profile. :) tapan (AT) karecha (DOT) com

I can take take a look. (Thanks for the $10 offer, but no thanks).

> This year saw the publication of the fourth and final volume of Samuel Beckett’s letters, The Letters of Samuel Beckett: 1966-1989, representing his correspondence from the age o…

> I miss Seattle, the weather, the city, and the people :-) Rare for someone to appreciate the weather in Seattle. Can you tell us more about your perspective?

And, there are 15 more days to go in 2016

I find it much more helpful to think in terms of why and what we will test rather than how much will we test. This approach resolves a few of the frequently debated issues around t…

Excellent list. I would like to add a couple of things that have worked for me: 1. Ensure sufficient sleep (varies for each individual) 2. Identify and manage sources of stress 3. …

It is plausible that the plant imagery in these texts is unrecognisable because these have changed beyond recognition. Take a look at this[1] to see how the fruits we know today lo…

The lure of an IDE! I am having a hard time making up my mind on IDE v/s basic tools that help debug, compile, test, etc. On one hand, IDE provide the ease of development, especial…

+1 for Github Pages + Cloudflare Wish there was a poll option on HN. How are you going to count OP? Will you share the results?

Thank you so much for posting these links. I started reading How to Solve It and am a few pages in, and am so happy to have found this book. This is the value that I find here at H…

I joined the software industry after getting tired of all the [sometimes seemingly mindless] rigours of the construction industry that I worked for at the time. I wanted freedom, s…

> I do love wearing a uniform of my choice Every uniform is someone's choice. If it's my own, I love it. If it's someone else's then it's a hit or miss -- I will either love it or …