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• Webinar on Prioritizing Code Quality

  Posted: 02 Jun 2009 at 21:37 by Brian Finnerty

  Nobody is 100% satisfied with their organization’s approach to software quality, right? With the best of intentions, it’s very easy to talk about code quality but it takes a real and ongoing commitment to constantly improve your software applications. Having pondered this issue over a coffee (or perhaps it was a glass of wine), we decided [...]

• Agile tales of the unexpected…

  Posted: 21 May 2009 at 22:22 by Brian Finnerty

  Do you care about agile development techniques? Worried about crippling project pressures? Nasty hidden agendas? Dysfunctional communication channels? The creeping dread of failed software releases? If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, and you can bear to continue, then read on… Our CTO, Claudio Perrone, is signed up to deliver a lively virtual [...]

• Highlights of TechEd 2009

  Posted: 15 May 2009 at 23:14 by Brian Finnerty

  We’ve just spent a full week at TechEd 2009 in Los Angeles, meeting and greeting a host of customers, partners, and attendees yet to be enlightened about InnerWorkings! Microsoft’s banner conference went on a crash diet this year, with only 7,000 people in attendance. In these lean times, there’s no doubt that restricted travel budgets [...]

• Top 10 reasons managers become great

  Posted: 17 Apr 2009 at 22:08 by Brian Finnerty

  I encourage you to take a look at Scott Berkun’s recent blog on the top 10 reasons managers become great – it’s good stuff, well considered and an interesting read. Of course, it’s impossible to boil down the characteristics of a good manager into a shopping list of 10 items, and a notable strength in one [...]

• InnerWorkings at SEPG Conference in San Jose next week

  Posted: 17 Mar 2009 at 23:37 by Brian Finnerty

  A quick note to let you know that InnerWorkings will be at SEPG North America 2009 next week — if you’re planning to attend the show, drop by our booth where we’ll be talking about all things related to software process. SEPG will be a big draw for anyone who gets their kicks from discussing the [...]

• Steps to Boost Productivity in Your Software Teams

  Posted: 04 Mar 2009 at 22:43 by Brian Finnerty

  I take it for granted that software development is one of the most knowledge-intensive professions in the world. With new tools, platforms, and technologies being released at breakneck speed, you have to wonder how most developers keep up. Well, in many cases, they simply can’t! It’s far too easy to pay lip service to the skills [...]

• InnerWorkings Wins Bersin “Learning Leaders” Award

  Posted: 22 Jan 2009 at 21:29 by Brian Finnerty

  I thought I’d share a little good news with all our friends and followers this afternoon. I’m happy to announce that InnerWorkings was named a winner of the prestigious annual Bersin Learning Leaders award.  We made our mark in the “Vendor Innovation” category and everyone here is very proud of the accolade, needless to say! In [...]

• Improving .NET application performance

  Posted: 12 Jan 2009 at 12:02 by Brian Finnerty

  Performance is a widespread term in our everyday lexicon — people have come to expect immediate results and punish poor performance at every turn. From cars to athletes to local schools, almost everything is measured in the context of “high performance”. Until recently, terms like “high performance fund” and “top-performing stock” were bandied [...]

• Breaking News: InnerWorkings on Channel 9

  Posted: 12 Dec 2008 at 22:43

  There’s nothing quite like a trip to Seattle in December - for a Dubliner like me, the wet and dreary weather offers a gentle reminder of home! I traveled up to Redmond last week to meet Jim Kayler, a colleague from Wisconsin, for a scheduled interview on Channel 9 about InnerWorkings. The

• Meet and greet at PDC 2008 in LA

  Posted: 25 Oct 2008 at 01:44

  If you’re one of 6,000+ developers, software types, and vendors attending Microsoft’s signature PDC 2008, be sure to stop by the InnerWorkings booth #113 — it’s lime green, you can’t miss it! With keynotes from Ray Ozzie and Bob Muglia, I’m expecting a forecast of

• Meet and greet at PDC 2008 in LA

  Posted: 25 Oct 2008 at 00:44

  If you’re one of 6,000+ developers, software types, and vendors attending Microsoft’s signature PDC 2008, be sure to stop by the InnerWorkings booth #113 — it’s lime green, you can’t miss it! With keynotes from Ray Ozzie and Bob Muglia, I’m expecting a forecast of

• Threading in the .NET Framework

  Posted: 01 Oct 2008 at 01:17

  Threading has emerged as a red hot topic in our roadmap as increasing numbers of developers seek to build applications with multiple threads of execution. What exactly are threads you ask? Wikipedia defines threads as “a way for a program to split itself into two or more simultaneously (or pse

• Threading in the .NET Framework

  Posted: 01 Oct 2008 at 01:17 by Brian Finnerty

  Threading has emerged as a red hot topic in our roadmap as increasing numbers of developers seek to build applications with multiple threads of execution. What exactly are threads you ask? Wikipedia defines threads as “a way for a program to split itself into two or more simultaneously (or pse

• A little healthy competition for developers

  Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 22:19 by Brian Finnerty

  It’s the opening week of the Beijing Olympics, so competition is on the minds anyone with a sporting bone in their body or a power button on their TV. It’s hard to deny that strong competition brings out the best in us — Rafael Nadal wouldn’t be quite the force he is on the t

• A little healthy competition for developers

  Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 21:19

  It’s the opening week of the Beijing Olympics, so competition is on the mind of anyone with a sporting bone in their body or a power button on their TV. It’s hard to deny that strong competition brings out the best in us — Rafael Nadal wouldn’t be quite the force he is on the

• Silverlight 2 on the desktop

  Posted: 24 Jul 2008 at 23:00 by Brian Finnerty

  So I take a few weeks of family leave to welcome our second child into the world and what happens? Microsoft goes mad releasing new developer tools like Silverlight 2 and ASP.NET MVC. I’ve also returned to tight sponsorship deadlines for the long awaited PDC 2008 in LA this October - the site

• Silverlight 2 on the desktop

  Posted: 24 Jul 2008 at 22:00

  So I take a few weeks of family leave to welcome our second child into the world and what happens? Microsoft goes mad releasing new developer tools like Silverlight 2 and ASP.NET MVC. I’ve also returned to tight sponsorship deadlines for the long awaited PDC 2008 in LA this October - the site

• The joys & pangs of moving office

  Posted: 06 Jun 2008 at 19:41 by Brian Finnerty

  We’ve just finished moving our U.S. office from the East Bay into San Francisco. So long Pleasanton — I won’t miss that grueling commute for one nanosecond. While our new office is not exactly in downtown SF with all its fancy glass facades and Jamba Juices on every corner, we do e

• The joys & pangs of moving office

  Posted: 06 Jun 2008 at 18:41

  We’ve just finished moving our U.S. office from the East Bay into San Francisco. So long Pleasanton — I won’t miss that grueling commute for one nanosecond.  While our new office is not exactly in downtown SF with all its fancy glass facades and Jamba Juices on every corner, we

• Why do some ideas thrive while others suck?

  Posted: 16 May 2008 at 23:01 by Brian Finnerty

  I’m reading Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath at the moment, on a strong recommendation from Michael O’Brien who heads up our R&D teams in Dublin. The premise of the book is to define an idea’s “stickiness” and explain why some ideas survive while others drift