All Things Technology

By Doug Cox, Software Engineer & Technology Advocate

Author: Doug

  • The Importance of a Balanced Agile Team

    I have spent many years in software development and when I was formally introduced to Agile, I really enjoyed it much more than being in a Waterfall system.  I was able to be much more productive and focus more on writing code than focusing on requirements gathering and other paperwork.  Instead of having to worry about my…

  • Importance of Agile Software Development Processes

    My Experience with Agile Processes I’ve been doing software development for many years, mostly in Microsoft-centric technologies. For the first several years of my career, I was basically just writing code with companies who had very few processes or were more Waterfall-based. It wasn’t until 2012, when I had my first taste of Agile Scrum…

  • A Lesson on Leadership in Technology

    I was watching a clip a few days ago (Friday, August 16, 2024) about a person running for Congress in North Carolina, Pat Harrigan, while speaking at a political event in Pennsylvania.  Now, I don’t want to interject politics into this article because it misses the point. I’m going to paraphrase what he mentioned in his…