Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~ George Bernard Shaw

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Welcome! Thanks for joining me in a place that merges both personal and professional insight, experience and moments that I choose to share. If you have come this far, you are committed and passionate about creating success. With the right tools in place you are ready to make change. I invite you to get to know me a bit better. I am that person who can help define your path and help you execute the change of course to ensure active results and professional growth. If you read something that sparks dialogue, please do drop me a line, via email or call.

The Dating Game

The Dating Game

posted by Dave Dame date-icon December 04, 2009

Everyone wants to love...and to be loved. Everyone wants intimacy. Everyone wants someone to grow old with. Finding this person is the end game of many trials and errors. This game is called dating. It comes with optimism, discovery, anxiety, awkwardness, and self realization. Dating is a challenge to everyone...especially for me. This game started for me in high school and continued to my early 30's. The most common question people have about someone with a disability is if they can have sex. Let's put it this way, I didn't go through my vasectomy…

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Davey Day

Davey Day

posted by Dave Dame date-icon November 26, 2009

A friend at work today was telling me about his upcoming vasectomy, so I thought I would share my experience from a chair side perspective. My wife and I decided to not have kids. I will share my thoughts and feeling about our decision in a future post as it is a deeper topic than this one. I think being a parent is the most important job in the world and I have the highest admiration to you parents out there. This story begins when we go to the Doctor for our 'conciliation' where he explains the procedure. The doctor explains that he will give…

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Five ‘Ws’ of Code Reviews

Five ‘Ws’ of Code Reviews

posted by Dave Dame date-icon November 26, 2009

WHY do we do Code Reviews? There are three reasons for doing Code Reviews: Testing – Does the code do what it is supposed to do? Are there any errors in logic that can be corrected BEFORE we get to the test execution phase of the project? Qualitative Assessment – How well has the code been written? Management Supervision – Is there any code in the program that shouldn’t be there (i.e. fraudulent, malicious or unauthorized code)? WHEN is a Code Review warranted? Research suggests that Code Reviews are up to 60% more effective…

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