Iterative graphic design can lead to duct tape development. Stacey Mulcahy
Developers deadlines get shafted when anyone else blows theirs. Stacey Mulcahy
The more ridiculous the deadline, the more money will be wasted trying to meet it. Stacey Mulcahy
Just because I know how to do something, doesn’t mean I should be doing it. Stacey Mulcahy
Adopt a project taxonomy. Stacey Mulcahy
Constant chaos is not an effective motivator. Stacey Mulcahy
Bad planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part. Stacey Mulcahy
ON FOCUS
Sometimes, I can’t focus while working on a project, no matter how hard I try. I think, “why is this, too little sleep, too many distractions, am I hungry?”; I finally realized it is because I do not believe in the project I’m working on. A mental audit of all my low-focus projects realized this.
ON ACTIONSCRIPT
If at first you don’t succeed, you probably won’t succeed on the second, third, or fourth attempts. But you might succeed after eight or nine attempts.
Don’t solve every problem. Just most. Branden Hall
ON REUSABILITY
Building a reusable item or application in Flash isn’t always a good thing. Things move so fast, that by the time you reuse that item a few times, someone else has surpassed it leaving you in legacy dust.
ON GENERAL SUBJECTS
The only constant is change. Herakleitos
Meaningful innovations require environments that foster it. Stacey Mulcahy
A Few Things I Follow – for now
ON PROCESS
A NO has more value than a YES.
Stacey Mulcahy
Project Manager Math: 8 weeks, 1 developer = 2 weeks, 4 developers.
Stacey Mulcahy
Iterative graphic design can lead to duct tape development.
Stacey Mulcahy
Developers deadlines get shafted when anyone else blows theirs.
Stacey Mulcahy
The more ridiculous the deadline, the more money will be wasted trying to meet it.
Stacey Mulcahy
Just because I know how to do something, doesn’t mean I should be doing it.
Stacey Mulcahy
Adopt a project taxonomy.
Stacey Mulcahy
Constant chaos is not an effective motivator.
Stacey Mulcahy
Bad planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Stacey Mulcahy
ON FOCUS
Sometimes, I can’t focus while working on a project, no matter how hard I try. I think, “why is this, too little sleep, too many distractions, am I hungry?”; I finally realized it is because I do not believe in the project I’m working on. A mental audit of all my low-focus projects realized this.
ON ACTIONSCRIPT
If at first you don’t succeed, you probably won’t succeed on the second, third, or fourth attempts. But you might succeed after eight or nine attempts.
Don’t solve every problem. Just most.
Branden Hall
ON REUSABILITY
Building a reusable item or application in Flash isn’t always a good thing. Things move so fast, that by the time you reuse that item a few times, someone else has surpassed it leaving you in legacy dust.
ON GENERAL SUBJECTS
The only constant is change.
Herakleitos
Meaningful innovations require environments that foster it.
Stacey Mulcahy