Author: mike

Resume Driven Development

Posted by mike | Apr 26, 2021 | Business, Javascript, Programming, Python

Agile. Scrum. Waterfall. TDD. Extreme Programming. All programming methodologies that work. There’s one that doesn’t: Resume Driven Development.

Niche Programming Languages

Posted by mike | Jan 28, 2021 | Programming

What do C, Python, Java, COBOL, Clojure, and your favorite new language have in common? At one time they were all niche programming languages.

Let’s Not Use WordPress This Time

Posted by mike | Jan 26, 2021 | Business, Web Design

So, you need to make a new company website. Should you use WordPress or not?

My Developer New Hire Reading List

Posted by mike | Jan 3, 2021 | Programming, Recruiting and Hiring

Here’s the list of things I like to have developers read after getting hired.

Open Core is Dead, But Open Source Business Models Are Still Going Strong

Posted by mike | Jan 3, 2021 | Programming

There have been a lot of conversations about “open source is dead” and “there’s no viable open source business model” lately. Most of these conversations are fueled by vendors pulling back on “Open Core” sales models.

About

Hi, I’m Mike Seidle, I’m a dad, six-time start-up entrepreneur, and software developer. I write about business, software development, and occasionally, other interests.