the “industry standard” is to use the tool(s) that everyone else is already using. if we’re going to develop our own in-house tool, then we can define our own standards. sure, base some of it on the most-used practices of other tools we see, but why get hung up on the “industry standard” when everything [...]

So, we do secret santa at work for anyone who wants to participate. The last year (or maybe two) I opted out. But I decided to join the fun this year. My first opportunity to sneak a couple gifts on my person’s desk turned out to be a complete fail. I got caught. Let’s just [...]