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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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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If you were hit by a bus tomorrow would your project be dead in the water?
If you were hit by a bus tomorrow... If you were hit by a bus tomorrow (knock on wood) would your project get stuck? I…
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Estimates & different points of view. Business vs developers
I made an estimate... I took part in many projects, but there is one I particularly remember... As soon as I joined the team technical…
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Inking and thinking in software development
It's not the ink—it's the think “It's not the ink—it's the think,” wrote Robert Mankoff (New Yorker cartoon editor), answering to the question how to get ideas…
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Developer cut in pieces
How to divide a resource? Wood Take the wood Take 50% to build dollhouse Take 30% to build a garage Take 20% to build a…
Slides: How to care about software project?
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Developer interrupted: The cost of “One minute”
Imagine what happens when you approach the developer in a middle of that task? Now, if you think he/she can pick up where he/she stopped you couldn't possibly be more wrong.
What should you know about a human side of code review?
Imagine yourself sitting in front of a compiler, tasked with fixing a small bug. But you know that as soon as you say "I'm finished,"…
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The Benefits Of Kanban board (even) outside an agile project.
My company uses IBM DOORS connector for JIRA to simplify requirements tracking process. However, the way requirements are transferred to JIRA from DOORS makes it…
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