Tim Ottinger
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Industrial Logic's own Agile Otter
Industrial Logic's own Agile Otter
Are these three tasks (in three queues) being done in parallel?
August 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Are these three tasks (in three queues) being done in parallel?
I was just reminded of the "features dying on the vine" symptom. This is evidence of a system breaking down.
You probably don't want it.
You may already have it.
now what?
You probably don't want it.
You may already have it.
now what?
June 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I was just reminded of the "features dying on the vine" symptom. This is evidence of a system breaking down.
You probably don't want it.
You may already have it.
now what?
You probably don't want it.
You may already have it.
now what?
"Clean start, easy recovery"
Why your desk disciplines matter, and how a measured approach leads to continuous development.
Come explore how a safe and sane approach to software development can result in big organizational improvements.
(Not by Wednesday)
Why your desk disciplines matter, and how a measured approach leads to continuous development.
Come explore how a safe and sane approach to software development can result in big organizational improvements.
(Not by Wednesday)
March 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Clean start, easy recovery"
Why your desk disciplines matter, and how a measured approach leads to continuous development.
Come explore how a safe and sane approach to software development can result in big organizational improvements.
(Not by Wednesday)
Why your desk disciplines matter, and how a measured approach leads to continuous development.
Come explore how a safe and sane approach to software development can result in big organizational improvements.
(Not by Wednesday)
Most people seem to take the unexpected as wrongness in the world, not as a flaw in their prediction mechanism.
Hence: Curiosity over Judgment (often written as ?/!)
Hence: Curiosity over Judgment (often written as ?/!)
July 30, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Most people seem to take the unexpected as wrongness in the world, not as a flaw in their prediction mechanism.
Hence: Curiosity over Judgment (often written as ?/!)
Hence: Curiosity over Judgment (often written as ?/!)
so, you did all the "story refinement" with all the wireframes and acceptance criteria you can think of, and you divided the work into individual tasks and assigned them. Great.
How long until it's all done?
How long until it's all done?
March 25, 2024 at 4:08 PM
so, you did all the "story refinement" with all the wireframes and acceptance criteria you can think of, and you divided the work into individual tasks and assigned them. Great.
How long until it's all done?
How long until it's all done?
Queues and returns slow us down more than programming faster could POSSIBLY speed us up (even if AI generated all our code).
Solve the actual problems, not the imagined problems.
Solve the actual problems, not the imagined problems.
March 7, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Queues and returns slow us down more than programming faster could POSSIBLY speed us up (even if AI generated all our code).
Solve the actual problems, not the imagined problems.
Solve the actual problems, not the imagined problems.
As in... Look! The Bavarians were afraid that the serving wenches would roofie their beer!|
January 11, 2024 at 11:39 AM
As in... Look! The Bavarians were afraid that the serving wenches would roofie their beer!|
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November 2, 2023 at 10:40 AM
The Technical Excellence Workshop puts software skills and continuous improvement in context, which is helpful for tech leads, change agents, and technical managers.
www.industriallogic.com/technical-ex...
Public enrollment is available for Jan/Feb 2024.
www.industriallogic.com/technical-ex...
Public enrollment is available for Jan/Feb 2024.
People tend to want to delay and accumulate integration problems. I mean, they don't really WANT to, but they tend to do so. They don't want to be "interrupted" by integration problems NOW.
But if you don't do it when it's easy, you will have to do it when it's hard.
But if you don't do it when it's easy, you will have to do it when it's hard.
October 31, 2023 at 11:05 AM
People tend to want to delay and accumulate integration problems. I mean, they don't really WANT to, but they tend to do so. They don't want to be "interrupted" by integration problems NOW.
But if you don't do it when it's easy, you will have to do it when it's hard.
But if you don't do it when it's easy, you will have to do it when it's hard.
Walking the neighborhood...
October 29, 2023 at 6:42 PM
Walking the neighborhood...
The single most important tool window in the JetBrains toolkit is probably the "problems" window (it's close: the test runner is also pretty key, and after those two the source code window).
If you can keep an eye on the "problems" tab, and keep it clean, then you're very aware of your code quality
If you can keep an eye on the "problems" tab, and keep it clean, then you're very aware of your code quality
October 24, 2023 at 8:23 PM
The single most important tool window in the JetBrains toolkit is probably the "problems" window (it's close: the test runner is also pretty key, and after those two the source code window).
If you can keep an eye on the "problems" tab, and keep it clean, then you're very aware of your code quality
If you can keep an eye on the "problems" tab, and keep it clean, then you're very aware of your code quality
It was fun to visit the midwest again, but I'm eager to get back home.
I will have a little time to settle in before heading to France for a month.
I will have a little time to settle in before heading to France for a month.
October 21, 2023 at 2:19 PM
It was fun to visit the midwest again, but I'm eager to get back home.
I will have a little time to settle in before heading to France for a month.
I will have a little time to settle in before heading to France for a month.
Do you always start clean?
It takes a lot of stress and confusion out of the process.
It takes a lot of stress and confusion out of the process.
October 17, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Do you always start clean?
It takes a lot of stress and confusion out of the process.
It takes a lot of stress and confusion out of the process.
Jackson is the master of the form:
October 16, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Jackson is the master of the form:
This is why I generally like the Samuel Jackson "sneaky eye" technique -- only enough of my face so that you know it's me actually there, but not enough that I have to act. :-)
Poor example:
Poor example:
October 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
This is why I generally like the Samuel Jackson "sneaky eye" technique -- only enough of my face so that you know it's me actually there, but not enough that I have to act. :-)
Poor example:
Poor example: