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Should You Outsource Your Software Development Job to China?The story of the developer who outsourced his work to China while he goofed off on Reddit and YouTube all day has been making the rounds this week. This will probably encourage others to attempt what "Developer Bob" ultimately failed to do—pass your work to someone else and receive all the credit. | 
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Should We Revisit Scrum's Product Owner Role?With so many business people betting their money on Scrum, do organizations have the right set of people lined up to deliver projects using a Scrum methodology? Venkatesh Krishnamurthy ponders whether or not we should revisit Scrum's product owner role. | 
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Ways for You to Be More Successful in Agile DevelopmentJoe Townsend provides some ways to be more successful in your agile efforts. Learning from those who have succeeded and failed is extremely valuable. And for those who are old hands at agile, it never hurts to get a refresher. | 
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Testing and the Maker Mindset Many bugs arise not because of a failure of effort, but because of a failure of imagination—nobody thought of the combination of events that makes them occur. Rick Scott looks at testing and what differentiates people who are creative problem solvers, inventors, and engineers—the makers. |
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Being a Shark: Software Testing for Small Startups As a developer in a startup you will be the core of any testing effort. You have to be a shark. You have to keep moving to stay alive. You don’t have weeks to think, plan, write, execute, and repeat. You don’t have time to clutter your process. You have to think differently when it comes to testing. |
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The Web Struggles with Calls for Universal Design for the DisabledSigned into law only twenty-three years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act is already becoming outdated. With the shift to online-everything, many disabled Americans are calling for greater accessibility, but arguments as to who should foot the bill for this unclear task are beginning to rise. |
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Hollywood Hackers vs. Real-Life HackersThe Hollywood version of a hacker is usually a troubled genius who saves the day from some sort of powerful corporate or political dictatorship. While many larger-than-life hackers do exist, when it comes to reality, their lives can be more tragic than what Hollywood lets us know. | 
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How to Benefit from MistakesMistakes happen for all sorts of reasons, such as quick reactions, fatigue, bad advice, lack of training, and confusing instructions. Naomi Karten explains how we can benefit from our mistakes because it’s from them that we’re reminded how we could be better—provided, of course, we pay attention. | 
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