The Mythical Man-Month – Book Every Software Builder Should Read

The Mythical Man-Month is one of those books which everyone who builds and ships software products must read. It was published by a long time, hardcore practitioner Fred Brooks in 1975. That’s old, you think? Surprisingly, a large proportion of the content is still absolutely relevant and worth keeping in mind. And I kid you not, a host of today’sContinue reading “The Mythical Man-Month – Book Every Software Builder Should Read”

Netflix – The Innovation Role Model

Introduction It was back in the VHS days of 1997. Reed Hastings was in his study, caught in deep thoughts. Recently he had bought a movie for rent. He had misplaced it somewhere and had attracted a late fee of $40. This greatly annoyed him in many ways. First, he had no way of tellingContinue reading “Netflix – The Innovation Role Model”