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Posted on November 18, 2018July 24, 2019

Team Reset or how to get the team on the same page?

The number of developers in my team doubled in the last couple of months. Ok, well, we went from 2 to 4. The end result…

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Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

Landscapes of code

Why do we feel so uncomfortable with the idea of small functions that have names? What is it about that that frightens us? I'll tell…

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Posted on April 3, 2018April 1, 2018

We name so much, we’d better name well

Names are everywhere in software (variables, functions, arguments, classes, source files etc...). Because we name so much, we’d better name well. So choose your names…

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Posted on March 7, 2018

Nevertheless, I coded…

I wanted to quit writing software for good. Nevertheless, I coded. And I still do. I've been a software developer for 3 years then. And…

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Posted on February 21, 2018February 20, 2018

What is the purpose of this code?

There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. - Phil Karlton We name and name and name. We name…

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Posted on February 17, 2018February 17, 2018

Who do you write the code for?

You can probably come up with a bunch of answers: the computer, the client, the cloud, the company... But first and foremost you write code…

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Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018

How to write SOLID dev resume to be 2018 STAR

I've been coaching IT people with their job search and resume writing since the end of November. And I've noticed that a lot of us…

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Posted on November 11, 2017February 24, 2019

Are you (programming) in your comfort zone? Please don’t.

You have one. A comfort zone. You're safe. You're productive. You're bored. Get out! #jumpstartblog

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Posted on October 18, 2017October 18, 2017

It takes time to make a team…

I went sailing some time ago. For years I used to sail minimum once a year with a group of my friends. But as we…

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Posted on October 5, 2017

A bunch of individuals doesn’t make a team

A team sport Last year I've finally obtained the certificate of competency authorizing me to operate sailing yachts so I've spent a part of my…

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