http://www.silverstripe.org/home/ http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9258 I found this post very interesting. Geeks who can see the big picture are rare animals -- probably destined for top management in companies that really make a difference. The post reminded me of the book "The Mythical Man Month", by Frederick Brooks.
In this book, Brooks likens the sort of team required for a big software product like his IBM OS360 with a surgical team, made up of diverse talents. Some of the people on the team might seem to be
doing quite trivial and unimportant work -- like keeping records or keeping a running tally of the tools that the surgeons are using.
But if nobody does that job, you are going to have the patient
sewn up with some of the tools left inside ;-) So a really successful big project requires a diversity of "skills" working together. Without building such a diverse team you can't take on really big projects. Organization and diversity and the right balance of talents is what makes the difference -- a team of reasonably talented people working together as a team can "often" (or even "usually") beat a single very talented individual working alone. "The whole is worth far more than the sum of the parts". Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:16:35 +1300 Keith http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9258 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9209 These are good points, the second out especially stands out, but they all effectively work, to my mind. Unfortunately, I am not much of a designer, but it is never late to try. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:04:54 +1300 mp4 to mp3 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9209 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9152 Well. I used to be a designer myself. At the very start of my career. So I truly understand your message. You gave those youngsters some good advice. You should be proud. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:17:48 +1300 flac to mp3 converter http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9152 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9127 I never really thought of it before, but after reading this I have to agree about the importance of a good design. I like how you mentioned design in terms of coding but you also expanded it to include Giuliani's design for fixing the crime problem in New York. Whether a person or company is creating a program, performing a service, or planning for the future, putting time and care into the overall design will ultimately help lead to the best end result. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:07:29 +1300 Accident Reconstruction http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9127 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9054 That's a great article Sir, we love to read it, very informative although, and we hope you'll share more posts like this in future too. And thanks you for sharing your thoughts. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:23:02 +1300 Air Duct Cleaning Miami Florida http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9054 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9013 Design must be simple, in common i agree will you! Thanks for great article! Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:41:26 +1300 Stan Akamo http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9013 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9012 Thank you for this post! I think a good coder should love good design, and i found some Josh Turner's work and i can tell that a good desighn is a real wonderfull art. + there is one thing else: the product with a good design more called-for! Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:18:04 +1300 Greg http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_9012 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8932 wonderful information, I had come to know about your blog from my friend nandu , hyderabad,i have read atleast 7 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your website gives the best and the most interesting information. This is just the kind of information that i had been looking for, i'm already your rss reader now and i would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanks a ton once again, Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:18:11 +1300 photoshop updates http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8932 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8925 First of all, I love the name, Uncle Cheese. It is nice to see a coders perspective on design. I really like all of the tips that he has to share on web design. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:43:29 +1300 Indianapolis Web Design http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8925 http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8868 I stand corrected :) If you ever get tired of coding you'd make a good science teacher! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:56:15 +1300 Jono http://www.silverstripe.org/why-design-comes-first-true-confessions-of-a-guilty-coder/#PageComment_8868