Month: November 2010

  • In Praise of Balsamiq

    Balsamiq Mockups is a great example of a single focus software company being successfully by doing one thing extremely well.

  • Simple API Documentation guidelines

    API Documentation doesn’t have to be a bear.

  • Lessons learned from a great team.

    In the midst of transitioning to a new job, I felt it would be wise to take a minute to reflect on some of the lessons learned working with the talented team of developers at the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. When I joined this team in August of 2009, they had recently gone through […]

  • Unit Testing Concepts, Tools and Best Practices

    The following is a presentation I made to our team as we were planning out how to incorporate unit testing in to our development process. Unit Testing Concepts and Best Practices View more presentations from Derek Smith.

  • A new job lies ahead.

    It is always exciting to make a change, and even more so when that change brings forth new opportunities and challenges. In a little less than a week, I’ll be joining the software development team at RMSource, an IT Consulting firm in Cary, NC, as a Senior Developer. It has been my pleasure to work […]