Re: [OT] 37signals book on web app development.

2007-01-16 Thread jbv
Joe Andre, I understand your point, although I wonder how many of these MBAs will ever read that kind of book, and how many of them will follow any of the advices it contains, because they're completely brain-locked... Hence the double meaning of my question : do we really need that kind of

[OT] 37signals book on web app development.

2007-01-15 Thread Andre Garzia
Folks, many here are wanting to join the web app bandwagon. I suggest reading the Getting real book by 37signals which is by far the most successful start-up enterprise in this camp today. They out of nowhere created or provided the means for creation of: Ruby on Rails, prototype

Re: [OT] 37signals book on web app development.

2007-01-15 Thread jbv
Hi Andre, Do we really need such advices as Don't have meetings or Design the interface before you start programming or even Build something you can manage ? I thought these things were known for years if not decades (except by Microserfs perhaps)... JB Folks, many here are wanting to

Re: [OT] 37signals book on web app development.

2007-01-15 Thread Andre Garzia
JB, at least here in Brazil, we need those advises in big, bold, marquee- sized, letters! I've seen junior companies on my university conduct five or more meetings during a week window without no pratical application... common sense, is never, enough! ;-) PS: right now, I am

Re: [OT] 37signals book on web app development.

2007-01-15 Thread Joe Lewis Wilkins
JB, I have to agree with Andre. We have so many MBAs and bean counters controlling what is being done at the highest levels, mostly with very little in the world practical knowledge/experience that they need to be shown/told how to get out of the book learning and into the Real world. What