After the Casting Frontier, though, I had to decide what to do next. What I realized, though, was that there was a lot of software being written - but not being properly maintained. Software maintenance is viewed as an afterthought - and it really shouldn't be. After all, if software needs maintainence, that means its being used - and if its being used, it must have value to someone.

Thus, Durable Programming was born. Its a joint venture betweeen myself and my father - the businessman who taught me how business really works. Durable Programming isn't a sprawling megacorp - nor was it ever meant to be. It's a microagency, with fewer than ten programmers.

Our team operates from the northeastern United States - about an hour north of Boston. When you call, you talk to a real human - I'm your contact. I'm not a manager who hasn't written code since the Reagan administration - I'm a real programmer, an expert who understands the realities of business and also the realities of the machine.