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Entries in Case Studies (52)

A Brief History of Change – Evolution and Revolution

Next in our brief history of change - Change as part of the landscape. Before, the world was static, and so were requirements...

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Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 10:55PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Patterns vs. Insight in Debugging

I’m stumped. The Skycam flies, but something is wrong. Worse yet, something is wrong in the Software, which is my baby. I’ve spent fourty five minutes running the system around, trying to find a pattern in the line length errors in order to then deduce the nature of the problem.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:39PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

What’s Wrong with the Software?

So, There I sit, hands poised above the Skycam computer keyboard, quaking like an Aspen. Garrett nods, and I press enter to start the control loop. Nothing happens (which is good!) I nod back to Garrett, and he flips the Brake switch to “Off”. There is a loud whack sound of the brakes releasing, and…

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:38PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Skycam First Flight Pressure

The Skycam was a microcosm of a number of IT projects that I’ve participated in. This project had cool technology, strong personalities, significant implementation barriers, and the promise of fabulous wealth. It also had its share of pressure-filled moments.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:36PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Skycam Tales - Hardware saves Software

So I’m on the way to the first Skycam integration test, and my code isn’t ready. I’m queasy and ready to barf. I will be the guy who let down the team.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:31PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment