<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:38:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@chris.odell/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Aim To Have Targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Targets are funny things. When I get set a target by someone else, the person who has set the target is not always aware of the work involved to reach the target. Of course in this situation you have to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/aim-to-have-targets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/aim-to-have-targets</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxuejfgrHCDJw4Yz5drfEgiP3gm9iXzBs9qirT5MUF6awSQvLQHNi2JnsqNDcQHTx96GUaP9ESbA6j6WzeRdE5Jh7Mjij6KqUeoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Are Not Solving A problem Why Are You Writing It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the publishing world, there is something called vanity publishing. This is when an author has written a book, and they pay a publisher to publish the book for them. Sometimes the quality is good, sometimes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/if-you-are-not-solving-a-problem-why-are-you-writing-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/if-you-are-not-solving-a-problem-why-are-you-writing-it</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyA9Yoo85D7MR74ZoBTCuQqnDkiccPzJs3mD8ZyA8JugMkLhXFDpQD8axhkXKtZBGvuAjn6F76V62Baonh5kSPb8T9QXK6pa9gXp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Code Quality - When 'Sell It, Code It, Ship It, Fix It' Is A Valid Development Paradigm]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure you have all heard of software anti-patterns such as the Big Ball Of Mud. However fewer of my developer friends have heard of anti-paradigms. I'm sure you can work out that, like anti-patterns,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coding/@chris.odell/code-quality-when-sell-it-code-it-ship-it-fix-it-is-a-valid-development-paradigm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coding/@chris.odell/code-quality-when-sell-it-code-it-ship-it-fix-it-is-a-valid-development-paradigm</guid><category><![CDATA[coding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSp9CZ96Zc7Lu4hTPhd57V6zbSWeNE7ySVvo7o53EmCNNncMUb2GEkhaBK3SE2mF4GbUsbMbehUg4Re7cgjWnk1iVKhKjGo6mfnht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Be Afraid Of The Big Bad Technical Debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks back I was discussing the architecture of a code module with a friend of mine. The module was one we had inherited from some other development team, it had mould growing on it and really looked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/don-t-be-afraid-of-the-big-bad-technical-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/don-t-be-afraid-of-the-big-bad-technical-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 21:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChQ9Q9uo1nszrW7vM9AxWqqeDzZ1U8ucBA3GjWFwLYyrbf6ED42ecMu3DdqRLbiwtpUbMR6L458SBMX5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary And Secondary Audiences]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many things I find strange about software development, and software developers. One of the things I find strange is that it can be easy to forget who you are writing the software for, and end]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/primary-and-secondary-audiences</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@chris.odell/primary-and-secondary-audiences</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 17:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFp4BUiXsmXMwjRWxztn7uEygnxBr99HA1u7iLXvS2arB1ripjai6NMZegFVGDxyrZDipkab24D9CWQ7HfnuuCfWd8b8ERdXJKWTKBHpQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The User Interface Is The System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take an iceberg. Have a good look, what do you see? My guess is just the tip. When you look at an iceberg (or a picture of an iceberg) I bet you do not think, that is a picture of just a little bit of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coding/@chris.odell/the-user-interface-is-the-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coding/@chris.odell/the-user-interface-is-the-system</guid><category><![CDATA[coding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.odell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25wRfAvTV85aZocpcHFvTB1kWJrkwYgHv1zRqf1TMhqpw9ArWPCP4RfapPSnxDU11ho3CZq6r8RqmzLgW9iQFMsQuAptRhGfwYsJfAva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi my name is Chris O'Dell and I am a software developer/aspiring entrepreneur who is interested in both technology and the software development process. 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