The pursuit of value through excellence
What is excellence? The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “the quality of being outstanding or extremely good”. Ok, but how do we demonstrate this in a field as complex as software …
Empowering People Through Shared Stories: E-g’s Book Clubs
A question that we like to ask candidates during an interview is: “Do you like to learn?”. The love of learning is a common thread that runs through the E-g team. We believe that people …
Hourly billing and efficiency in software development – are the two at odds?
Much has been written about the potential conflict of interest where the professional services industry is concerned. Many have highlighted the temptation that exists when work is billed by the hour. …
ChatGPT Prompt proficiency: Be Persistent!
The US Military Recruit Training Programs are known for rapidly transforming individuals into servicemembers who are physically and mentally fit for their duties. They are exceedingly persistent and …
Bringing new life to a Sales application suite. And DevOps!
A little over a year ago, one of our clients came to us and asked if we would take over a project that had fallen into disrepair. Much effort had been expended to get the project off the ground …
You might want to be an E-g consultant if…(Part 5: People)
This is the fifth article in a series where I’ll talk about the essential traits of an E-g consultant. All software has a social impact: people are affected by all aspects of the software life …
You might want to be an E-g consultant if…(Part 4: Process)
This is the fourth article in a series where I’ll talk about the essential traits of an E-g consultant. When we go into that new project, we believe in it all the way. We have confidence in …
You might want to be an E-g consultant if…(part 3: Technology)
This is the third article in a series where I’ll talk about the essential traits of an E-g consultant. First, I should make it very clear that while we at E-g love many things about consulting, …
You might want to be an E-g consultant if…(part 2)
This is the second article in a series where I’ll talk about the essential traits of an E-g consultant. First, I should make it very clear that while we at E-g love many things about consulting, …
You might want to be an E-g consultant if…(part 1)
This is the first article in a series where I’ll talk about the essential traits of an E-g consultant. Most of the material comes from a typical talk I have with prospective employees. First, I …
Nick is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Nick is, most of the time, creating the first impression of E-g. Whether he’s meeting with a …
Mike is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Mike inspires. He has a gift for writing and speaking. I don’t define that as somebody …
Don is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Don is the voice of our people. He spends time intentionally connecting with our folks to …
Andy is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Andy is the brains behind our back office. He handles our billing and interfaces with our tax …
I18N Property File Management Gem – Eclipse Babel Messages Editor
I was recently involved in a project that supported three different languages. One of the things I grew to loath very quickly was the whole process of making sure all the property files were up to …
Asian Character Display in Eclipse
I recently finished working on an application that included Chinese and Japanese language support. Not having worked much with Asian languages in the past, I had to figure a few things out. I thought …