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Reader Question Round-Up: TDD, Yagni, Expert Beginners and Efficiencers

I was just scrolling through the front page of DaedTech and realizing it's been a really long time since I posted non-digest content.  I'd pardon you if you thought I'd given up software-related content altogether. Don't worry, though.  I haven't. What has actually happened in my life is this,...

Starting a Tech Firm in the Era of the Efficiencer

For this week's reader question, I'm going to cover a subject that I've covered before, but not for a while.  People have asked about this in a variety of media. I love the idea of efficiencer franchises in @daedtech Developer Hedgemony book but are there any out there? Where do I sign up? —...

From Employable Generalist to Successful Efficiencer

For regular followers, I bet you thought I forgot about reader question Fridays last week.  I didn't.  Friday is a relatively low traffic day for bloggers, so I've decided to switch over to reader question Monday.  But, on Sunday night, I did forget about the post draft, so the first reader question...

Rethinking Retirement, Efficiencer Style

Today, I offer post number 7 for Developer Hegemony week.  I had every intention of doing 9 days of posts in a row leading up to launch, but I wound up spending yesterday relaxing and recuperating (not a lot of Sunday traffic anyway).  I just finished up an engagement and had been on the road for...

The Efficiencer’s Guide: Getting Started

You thought Developer Hegemony Week stopped on Friday?  Nah.  Today I give you post 6.  It contains somewhat lighter fare, since it's the weekend, but the show must go on.  We're doing really well on the Thunderclap campaign -- 83% as of this writing.  But that means I still need 17 more people to...