Coders see content as “stuff” and code as “art,” whereas creators see code as “stuff” and content as “art.” That is a dangerous attitude on both sides. South by Southwest Interactive 2012 panel.

Storified by Benjamin J. Balter · Sat, Mar 17 2012 13:25:14

Content and Coding are not Commodities

Geeks see code as art and content as stuff. Journalists see code as stuff and content as the art. Geeks may say "provide me content" whil...

Content and Coding Are Not Commodities

Geeks see code as art and content as stuff. Journalists see code as stuff and content as the art. Geeks may say "provide me content" whil...

Last panel of day-Content & Coding are not Commodities w @scheink @jenny8lee @rajunarisetti #sxtxstate http://pic.twitter.com/8uY8gtOa · CindyRoyal

#sxsw #commodity People who work in tech and those who work in journalism have more in common than they usually think - @jenny8lee

— JessicaPlautz · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:08:44

Journalism & tech are similar. Both want to work w smart people with interesting problems that will impact the world #commodity #sxtxstate

— CindyRoyal · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:09:55

Devs in the newsroom aren't "short-order chefs" They want to solve problems, not implement your solution -@jenny8lee & @benbalter #commodity

— adchavez · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:12:33

Advice for journalists talking to developers: "Don't just give orders." #sxsw #commodity

— JessicaPlautz · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:10:58

. @jenny8lee Coders are giving 'tasks', writers are given assignments... It should be define what the problem is, work from there for both.

— submittable · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:12:47

Also, the solution the client comes up with sometimes doesn't even really solve the root problem. #sxcommodity

— TopLeftBrick · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:14:40

approaching coders and creators with a problem and need for help garners emotional buy-in from the creatives #sxsw #commodity

— mk_rossi · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:14:44

Explain the problem to coders and creators. How can we both take ownership? Not short term situation #sxsw #commodity

— mk_rossi · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:11:43

at the beginning of project need to think about what happens to the deliverable at the end, 6 months from now, a year? #sxsw #commodity

— mk_rossi · Sun, Mar 11 2012 15:26:34

Federal procurement laws encourage less flexible, waterfall development rather than more modern, agile approaches used by the private sector

Storified by Benjamin J. Balter · Fri, Dec 23 2011 10:26:05

Towards a More Agile Government | Benjamin J. Balter

41 Pub. Cont. L.J. 149 The Public Contract Law Journal, Fall 2011 Table of Contents Background - Waterfall v.

kudos to @BenBalter for an article surely to change govt for the better. http://ben.balter.com/2011/11/29/towards-a-more-agile-government/

— Michael Byrne · Tue, Nov 29 2011 08:59:47

What I'm reading tonight, with thanks to Mr. @BenBalter "Towards a More Agile Government" Wish we had this sooner! http://cdn.benbalter.com/Balter-Towards-a-More-Agile-Government.pdf

— Ian Cairns · Tue, Nov 29 2011 17:39:08

Fantastic article @BenBalter: Towards a More Agile [US] Government. The Case for Rebooting Federal IT Procurement http://lnkd.in/E8TU94

— Olivier Gourment · Thu, Dec 01 2011 06:49:06

@BenBalter Great paper on Agile Gov't, IT Procurement! http://ben.balter.com/2011/11/29/towards-a-more-agile-government/ Countless quotes, highlights, research to leverage #CIO #gov20

— Pete Modigliani · Fri, Dec 23 2011 06:54:12

Reading research by @BenBalter: Towards a More Agile Gov: Case for Rebooting Fed IT Procurement http://goo.gl/DNiMb #gov20 HT @PeteModi

— cdorobek · Fri, Dec 23 2011 06:54:12

@BenBalter: Towards a More Agile Government - The Case for Rebooting Federal IT Procurement ... http://bit.ly/rWb2QB

— David A. Greenberg · Fri, Dec 23 2011 06:54:12