Now hiring: Java Developer looking to get into Rails and Cocoa

Note: this is a contract to hire position

Brain Murmurs, Inc, a guerilla software development team nested in the hills of Queen Anne is seeking a talented Java developer for a Contract-to-Hire position. Java code experience is desirable for this position. If you looking to get into Ruby on Rails or Cocoa development, this is also […]

Xcode Tip: Developer Documentation

Xcode has a very, very good set of searchable documentation that you can access from within Xcode by going to Help->Documentation. It comes with a set of bookmarks including:

Interface Builder User Guide
AppKit Reference
Foundation Reference
Web Kit Reference

For a long time I used the browser-based documentation located under on the hard drive under /Developer/Documentation. Unfortunately, […]

CEO Blog: Triage in Project Management

A discussion of the fractal nature of heinousness in project management

A case for small contractors

At Brain Murmurs our approach is to tackle hard problems with small groups. A question that comes up a lot is, why get a small group of extremely skilled consultants when you could have the resources of a large company.
I think the answer comes in the way people are motivated to work. In […]

Band-Aids and Broken Arms

I’m in here again, testing the linux distribution I put together yesterday. The latest BSG episode (”The Passage”) is downloading now. Yesterday I caught the Firefly pilot while putting together the installer: man, what a good show. Even having seen it before, it really holds up well to repeat viewings. Actually, […]