Lessons Learned from the Browser Wars

Google Tech Talks May 11, 2005 ABSTRACT Did we learn anything through the massive growth in Internet software development from 1995-2000? Scott Berkun did. He was an original member of the small and initially ignored Internet Explorer team of 15 people that grew into a 200+ person organization by version 5.0. He went on to manage teams in Windows and MSN, and is here to talk about what he learned during and since those wild chaotic times. To illustrate tough lessons of software development, this talk incorporates stories from the browser wars and Berkun's research into other projects. These lessons address issues such as small vs. large team engineering, business vs. customer tradeoffs, how to be...