Comments on: Developers are People http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people a blog about the connected age Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mehmet http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-445 Mehmet Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:26:15 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-445 "it keeps people who don “it keeps people who don

]]> By: Serge Lescouarnec http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-444 Serge Lescouarnec Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:41:25 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-444 Anne I consider myself a user of technology not a techie. When I look at new software or tools in general, I assess if it can be useful to me, If I can understand how it works, If it add anything to what is already there or improves on existing solutions. The first website for my concierge business was designed by a 'specialist'. It took forever and I had no control over it. I ended up severing my ties and redoing it myself using Contribute. I will consider working with someone else in the future but with someone who can translate my ideas-concepts into a design I like. After the 'shell' is created, I will take care of the content. This is why I like the 'blog' platforms as they offer more flexible solutions. Have a nice holiday Serge Biz: http://www.njconcierges.com Blog: http://www.sergetheconcierge.com Anne

I consider myself a user of technology not a techie.
When I look at new software or tools in general, I assess if it can be useful to me, If I can understand how it works, If it add anything to what is already there or improves on existing solutions.

The first website for my concierge business was designed by a ’specialist’. It took forever and I had no control over it.

I ended up severing my ties and redoing it myself using Contribute.

I will consider working with someone else in the future but with someone who can translate my ideas-concepts into a design I like. After the ’shell’ is created, I will take care of the content.

This is why I like the ‘blog’ platforms as they offer more flexible solutions.

Have a nice holiday

Serge
Biz:
http://www.njconcierges.com
Blog:
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com

]]> By: Scott Mark http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-442 Scott Mark Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:24:26 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-442 I think there are certainly a handful of developers in any group that are tool crazy and don't communicate well, but they shouldn't be allowed to poison the well. Most developers ultimately want their work to be useful and be used. We have had great success achieving this goal using Agile techniques and putting developers in contact with users (borrowing the role divide for a moment). "Communication skills" doesn't need to mean that you can deliver a speech or a PPT - just get the people-building-something together frequently and casually with the people-who-will-be-using-something, and usually things work out for the best. I think there are certainly a handful of developers in any group that are tool crazy and don’t communicate well, but they shouldn’t be allowed to poison the well.

Most developers ultimately want their work to be useful and be used. We have had great success achieving this goal using Agile techniques and putting developers in contact with users (borrowing the role divide for a moment).

“Communication skills” doesn’t need to mean that you can deliver a speech or a PPT - just get the people-building-something together frequently and casually with the people-who-will-be-using-something, and usually things work out for the best.

]]> By: Gianluca http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-443 Gianluca Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:22:53 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-443 I think, for a programmer (developer) is a must to have comunication skill. And I add, that a developer, must be a blogger, in order to be "web 2.0" like you Anne ;-) Gianluca I think, for a programmer (developer) is a must to have comunication skill.
And I add, that a developer, must be a blogger, in order to be “web 2.0″ like you Anne ;-)
Gianluca

]]> By: Mary Tsao http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-441 Mary Tsao Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:55:52 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/06/developers-are-people#comment-441 <i>It seems especially wrong to promote the divide between users and developers when one of the key trends in the next-generation web is users as developers.</i> I like this line. It seems especially wrong to promote the divide between users and developers when one of the key trends in the next-generation web is users as developers.

I like this line.

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