A friend of mine had an argument with his girlfriend about who should do what in the house. She told him she was doing all the laundry and that maybe he should help out with that. He replied that he always took care of dinner. He bought groceries, prepared the meal, served it and then cleaned the dishes. She replied “Yeah, but that’s not fair. You ‘like’ cooking”. They were both right,...
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Most people think software development is like traveling to a certain destination by train: You set a goal, pack your bags, board the train, and the only variable between you and your goal is the speed of the train. Unless the whole thing derails, you end up where you were planning on going. Unfortunately software development is more like hitchhiking: You set some general goals (somewhere sunny), pack your bags and...
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Do you ever find yourself thinking ‘That will do’? I do and have learned to accept it as a warning sign. ‘That will do’ means you are about to deliver something below par. If you find yourself about to walk away from a job that seems just good enough you should stop yourself and think about what you could add to turn your job from ‘That will do’ into ‘This is it!’. The...
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On September 21 I was relaxing in the sun with Tessa and Loïs. I was drinking Tonic water which is flavored with quinine which gives it a distinctively bitter taste. Loïs wanted to taste it and Tessa wondered out loud ‘do you think quinine could be bad for children?’. I thought “Well, maybe it is. Quinine is a fever-reducing chemical and the first effective treatment for malaria“. But I...
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Imagine an entrepreneur, lets call him Jack, talking to his partners: “Let’s cross the ocean together! We could do that! We could discover undiscovered countries and become rich! All we have to do is build a boat. We are qualified, experienced and motivated. Jim, you have experience with the open sea and know how to navigate. Bob, you know about construction and materials, and I would be an excellent...
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As we both know…
A friend of mine had an argument with his girlfriend about who should do what in the house. She told him she was doing all the...
Technology Development: Trains & Hitchhiking
Most people think software development is like traveling to a certain destination by train:
You set a goal, pack your bags, board...
‘That will do’ never does.
Do you ever find yourself thinking ‘That will do’?
I do and have learned to accept it as a warning sign.
‘That...
Achieving (and living with) Perfect Knowledge
On September 21 I was relaxing in the sun with Tessa and Loïs. I was drinking Tonic water which is flavored with quinine which...
The Flying Boat
Imagine an entrepreneur, lets call him Jack, talking to his partners:
“Let’s cross the ocean together! We could do...
My name is Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and I’m a Serial Internet Entrepreneur, blogger and speaker.
read moreYou can email me at boris@bomega.com. If you have a simple (yes/no) question I will reply very fast. Longer or multiple questions in one message might take longer.
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