“Reflections on Management: How to Manage Your Software Projects, Your Teams, Your Boss, and Yourself” by Watts S. Humphrey is Addison Wesley’s latest book on managing the software development process. Click through and see what our own Cal Evans thinks about it.

Have you been frustrated by the lack of materials to help you prepare for the Zend Framework exam? In this article, I share some tips that helped me get ready and pass the test.

So you need a new developer in your team… Fed up of unworthy candidates turning up to the interviews? Tired of not knowing which other stones to turn? Finding your ideal player might sometimes feel like an impossible task, but here are some tips that will bring your search to a happier end.

“To be, or not to be: that is the question:” is the memorable quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet played in the 1600s. Programmers, today, have a similar dilemma.

When should a programming framework be used?

Talking about the NoSQL movement is like talking about a “NoC++” movement: people not using C++ have very little else in common with each other. For instance, some people say that NoSQL is obviously all about ACID (atomic, consistent, isolated, durable) vs. BASE (basically available, soft-state, easy). Other people say it’s all about scalability, whereas […]

Twitter is a powerful medium, and following the right kind of people for your interests is crucial.

I talk with managers all the time from large companies to small 3-5 person shops. Regardless of the size of the team, all managers want one thing. They want to know how to make their developers more productive. In my many years off working in IT as both a developer and a manager, I have come to the realization that there is one tool you can give a developer, regardless of the language they work in, that will make them more productive. Warning managers, you won’t like the answer.

In honor of Ada Lovelace day, we have asked core MongoDB developer Kristina Chodorow to be our guest blogger today—and she came through in fine style.