George Hodgson
doer of things
Web Debugging ala Netflix
01 Jan 2011
Whether customers/pointy-haired-bosses believe it or not, we (programmers) prefer to make software that is flawless. Seeing software misbehave is firstly irksome, but also pushes one to get to the bottom of the bug and resolve it.
Plumbers!
04 Oct 2010
About a week ago the cold water faucet in my shower stopped turning off. I would turn the knob in the prescribed direction (e.g, right) and it would lessened the flow of water, but a small stream remained. I turned harder, but the stream stayed steadfast. I called the landlord. The landlord called a plumber. Somehow a second plumber got involved too. The scene is set...
Burndown Chart
22 Aug 2010
Earlier this year the company I work for was acquired by a larger company. I'm sure I can dedicate a whole post to that, but it's relevant here because our new overlords and their wallets mean that our two-person development team has grown to seven.
Whoa, CMS
09 Aug 2010
I've been writing longer-than-usual status messages on AIM recently. Now don't get me wrong, I like whittling down my thoughts to fit within a tweet. At the same time, however, some things are worth elaborating on.
Long Wait
18 Dec 2009
I'm reading My Job Went to India by Chad Fowler. I bought it over a year ago after seeing a review on Slashdot. It lists 52 tips for developers in "high-cost countries" to use to help prevent outsourcing of their own job. Tip 38 deals with "Building Your Brand". It jogged my memory and reminded me that GeorgeHodgson.com has been dormant for some time. I followed Mr. Fowler's advice and googled my name in quotes and saw that I had ascended to #2 on Google! Silver!