mark plesko

One day at a time ...

[mark plesko @markplesko]

Driving up the coast - Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Encinitas, Carlsbad - and feeling a wee bit wistful

[mark plesko @markplesko]

Found a Sbucks gift card in my bag today so stopped in for a soy latte. Tasted more like candy than coffee. Well that card's in the trash.

[Uncle Bob Martin @unclebobmartin]

RT @wouterdewanckel: CFO asks CEO "What if we invest in developing our people & then they leave?" CEO: 'What if we don't, and they stay?"

[mark plesko @markplesko]

You know you're in trouble when your 1 line method that simply returns a String has a 25 line comment/description.

[mark plesko @markplesko]

The more I work with the Spring Frameworks the more I realize how little business value I've added without them

[mark plesko @markplesko]

Something about the smell of a campfire that brings a smile to my face

[Uncle Bob Martin @unclebobmartin]

http://bit.ly/fG3457 The biggest mistake? Saying "OK, We'll try." That's when it all went wrong. I blame the programmers.

[mark plesko @markplesko]

So true.... RT @DZone How Software Companies Die -by Orson Scott Card - http://bit.ly/cO8CIY - @DZone Big Link by erikvanoosten

[DZone @DZoneInc]

How Software Companies Die -by Orson Scott Card - http://dzone.com/ABDu - @DZone Big Link by erikvanoosten

[mark plesko @markplesko]

How do you defeat "the king of all the super heros in the world?"

[Kent Beck 🌻 @KentBeck]

i'm liking "minimum informative increment" as an alternative to "minimum viable product"

[mark plesko @markplesko]

Why do we spend so much time managing complexity, and so little time reducing it?

[mark plesko @markplesko]

You know you're in trouble when you say "estimate" and they hear "commitment."

[mark plesko @markplesko]

You know you're in trouble when the developers don't care about the same things that the users care about

[mark plesko @markplesko]

I'm reconnecting with my inner-Haw and re-doubling my efforts to find cheese

[mark plesko @markplesko]

You know it's time to refactor when you hear "that's a lot of work for just a teensy change!"

[mark plesko @markplesko]

@gpontecorvo very cool

[mark plesko @markplesko]

I've been hearing/reading a lot recently about software dev as a craft and I'm in! Now, if I could just find my master craftsman...

[mark plesko @markplesko]

In a game of software development, where it's team productivity vs. team quality, where would you place your bet?

[mark plesko @markplesko]

Thanks, Gerald Weinberg, for setting me straight via the 'Fable of the Butterfly and the Buttercup.'