The social standup

Reading about a new idea for remote standups in the Thoughtworks Tech Radar reminded me of a few similar experiences I've had.

Books, Mocks and Open Source

So time to look back again and update some old opinions from May 2008. This time I'd like to talk about three old articles.

Xbox Live History - Part 2

The excellent first part of Xbox history has been followed up with a second part.

Xbox Live History

Having worked in Xbox Live I often get questions about its past.

Psychology of Shipping

During the last few months before Xbox One shipped I did some interesting observations.

Interviews for senior developers

Since I recently moved away from Microsoft and Washington to join Ericsson in California I recently did a number of interviews. And it was once again proof that most companies do not know how to interview in my opinion.

Xbox One Launch Day

So what is it like to launch Xbox One? Given that it started 3am local time when New Zeeland first launched it has been an interesting and long day.

Hiding email until you need to read it

If you ever read a blog by a Microsoft employee before I'm sure you have read about how they struggle with the amount of email they receive. I guess this is my second time around writing about this.