My business took me to Trump Tower, under construction. It’s going to be really, really big. I don’t think they’re even half way up yet. Heavy construction is underway on the upper floors. Infrastructure work on the lower. This picture doesn’t do it justice. Here’s the view from the skip — the construction elevator on… Continue reading Trump Tower
Month: October 2007
Consultant’s Swiss-Army Knife (Part 1)
As a consultant, I’m always looking for the perfect Swiss Army knife-type tools related to what I do. Pulling the right adapter or gizmo out of your bag can save the day, avoid embarrassment (yours or your client’s), or make you come off looking like the hero. But you can’t carry a stack of steamer… Continue reading Consultant’s Swiss-Army Knife (Part 1)
Getting your mind around it
Paul Graham gives an excellent inside look at programming. He calls it “Holding a Program in One’s Head”: A good programmer working intensively on his own code can hold it in his mind the way a mathematician holds a problem he’s working on. Mathematicians don’t answer questions by working them out on paper the way… Continue reading Getting your mind around it