Welcome to Tyner Blain

President, Tyner Blain

Howdy!

I’ve set up this blog to keep track about thoughts I have in the software development space. I’m Scott Sehlhorst, president of Tyner Blain LLC. I wear a bunch of hats, playing different roles throughout the software development process. Tyner Blain was founded with two goals – helping customers and developing software. We pursue both consulting engagements and software development. We’re located in the surprisingly great city of Austin, TX (well, I was surprised when I got here), and we started operations on 05/05/05. I’m just now getting around to the blog.

There are a lot of topics in this space that I hope to post about. I have passions about process, requirements, development as an artistic expression, quality, and HCI (human-computer interfaces). I often find things as simple (or mundane) as an elegant algorithm or a brilliant UI affordance to be uplifting. I’ll also be writing collections of posts in series-format, covering topics like use cases, structured requirements, and general introductory material (for people who need a little more context than the regular posts contain). I will also post lists from time to time.
I have two goals for this blog.

  1. Make a positive impact on the community that cares about creating great software by stimulating thought, provoking debate, and sharing ideas.
  2. To become better at what I do. Writing helps me form better thoughts, and learning from the comments of readers makes me that much better.

If one person reads this blog and has a novel idea, or improves their team’s performance, or makes their software easier to use, I consider that a win.
Anyway, welcome aboard, please comment and link. Let me know when I’m wrong, and let me know when you agree with me. Feedback is a big part of how we learn. When you do put an idea inspired by this blog to work – please tell us about it!

Thanks,

Scott

  • Scott Sehlhorst

    Scott Sehlhorst is a product management and strategy consultant with over 30 years of experience in engineering, software development, and business. Scott founded Tyner Blain in 2005 to focus on helping companies, teams, and product managers build better products. Follow him on LinkedIn, and connect to see how Scott can help your organization.

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