David Samson

6 days ago | medium.com | David Samson

Why the LEGO Instruction Manual Is Holding Your Team Back. Good software engineers don’t need perfect product requirements. In fact, they might not need any at all. In this article, I will argue that the best engineers only need a problem to solve and a proactive mindset. To make this argument, I will shamelessly steal the plot of The LEGO Movie and ask you to consider the LEGO instruction manual. Build Something ValuableSo you are starting a new feature project.

6 days ago | israelnationalnews.com | David Samson

In Jerusalem, on the Seventh Night of Pesach, as midnight approaches, a mixture of Jerusalemites including Rabbis with white beards, young yeshiva students, and secular-looking types can be seen walking briskly toward the small shul of HaRav Moshe Yaacov Charlap, of blessed memory, in the old Sha’are Chesed neighborhood of the Holy City.

1 week ago | dailynorthwestern.com | David Samson

Northwestern will continue to fund research affected by more than 100 stop-work orders announced last week, Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris and University President Michael Schill announced in a Thursday email. The decision comes amid the federal government’s $790 million funding freeze for NU. According to the email, the University intends to sustain research projects affected by the stop-work orders until the future of NU’s federal funding becomes more clear.

2 weeks ago | dailynorthwestern.com | David Samson

When History Department Chair and Prof. Kevin Boyle’s daughter texted, “I’m sorry to hear what happened” Tuesday night, he was immediately concerned. The Trump administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern, first reported by The New York Times and confirmed to The Daily by a Department of Health and Human Services official early Wednesday morning.

2 weeks ago | dailynorthwestern.com | David Samson

When History Department Chair and Prof. Kevin Boyle’s daughter texted, “I’m sorry to hear what happened” Tuesday night, he was immediately concerned. The Trump administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern, first reported by The New York Times and confirmed to The Daily by a Department of Health and Human Services official early Wednesday morning.