Quicksand

Software development is just like quicksand: once you're in it, the more you struggle, the deeper you go in. Sometimes, if you're really lucky, you get out on the other side. Most of times however, you forget where you are and you keep fighting to break free. Over and over and over...

Craig Larman - Collaboration over Contracts

Very good speaker and especially interesting if you're in the outsourcing business, no matter what end of the "stick": http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Collaboration-Over-Contracts

Greg Young - Simple is better

http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/design-architecture/simple-is-better

DDD talks

A really good series of talks, from DDD eXchange 2011.

Udi Dahan: http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/talk-from-udi-dahan/cs-2041
Greg Young: http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/talk-from-greg-young
Eric Evans: http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/talk-from-eric-evans

Dan North, QCon 2011

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/From-Months-to-Minutes

The Rule of Holes

"When you are in one, stop digging"