Category: 1. Software Industry
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Communication in firm-internal global software development with China
Abstract Globally distributed software development projects are on the rise. However, 69% of cross-regional projects fail completely or partially, because of lack of cross-cultural understanding. This paper presents a qualitative study of the impact of communication on Global Software Development (GSD) within firms due to cultural differences. In particular, we provide a model of problems…
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Best quotes for promoting open source developer career article
IEEE Computer asked me about some quotes for promoting my recent article on developer careers, to be used on their social media channels. Naturally, I had a field day. A brainstorm ensued. Here are some of the better ones I suggested to them: The changing career of programmers: Open source to help or hurt? http://wp.me/Pe4V6-WV…
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Mike Milinkovich on open source consortia @mmilinkov
Mike Milinkovich’s talk at OSS 2015 on “How the Eclipse Community Works” Trends What Eclipse does Principles and operations Corporate shenanigans Open source capture
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How open source is changing the software developer’s career [Computer Magazine]
Abstract: Software developers with open source project experience acquire verifiable technical expertise, peer-certified competencies, and positional power—advantages that align with companies’ need to obtain a competitive advantage. Read more… Keywords: Software developer career, software labor economics, high-tech labor market, open source, inner source Reference: Dirk Riehle. “How Open Source is Changing the Software Developer’s Career.”…
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Favorite story of student entrepreneur ageism
I teach a course on software product management where I sometimes cross over into startup-land. During a recent class, I showed students a rara-talk by a VC, who was trying to convince them to become entrepreneurs. So I asked the class: Statistically speaking, a 40-year old entrepreneur is much more likely to succeed than a…
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Where to focus a University incubator
Fueled by the success of Silicon Valley startups and other success stories, there probably isn’t a single university today which would not like to foster startups from their student ranks. There is a lot to be said about how to do that, but before all operational decisions, a university incubator needs to know where to…