September, 2006

What are you measuring?

Submitted by Bevan on Sun, 24/09/2006 - 01:00

There is a common saying amongst management types - If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.

I would contend that this is complete and utter hogwash, because many of the most important things can't be objectively measured. This doesn't stop management types from trying, though.

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Cheatsheets

Submitted by Bevan on Wed, 20/09/2006 - 04:56

This is cool - a collection of more than 30 different developer cheat sheets.

To quote the page:

Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist. Documentation can be cumbersome at times, that's why I like cheat sheets. They are quick references that feature the most commonly forgotten things on a specific topic. You can print them out and hang them on your wall, or just keep them handy in your bookmarks for quick reference.

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