Ever wondered what would help you get better as a junior developer (and not only)? We brainstorm a list of practices based on our experience with programming, coaching, and training. See below the result of our brainstorm. Adi Bolboaca is a VP, trainer and coach at Mozaic Works. Alex Bolboaca is a programmer, CTO, author, […]
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Following a discussion on code reviews that started at CppEurope 2022, we are diving deeper into the dos and don’ts of code reviews. Learn how your code reviews are an important feedback mechanic for team learning and for preventing defects, and how to use them effectively while collaborating. Few links: InfoQ topic https://www.infoq.com/codereviews/ Article that
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We discuss real options, a technique coined by Chris Matts, in the context of agile software development, looking to understand it better. Few links: real options definition in finance from Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/realoption.asp article by Chris Matts and Olav Maassen: https://www.infoq.com/articles/real-options-enhance-agility/ Adi Bolboaca is a VP, trainer and coach at Mozaic Works. Alex Bolboaca is a
Model View Controller is a design pattern very utilized nowadays. But do you know where it comes from? And did you know that it was first used on a large scale in 1970s? Watch this deep dive into the history of MVC, starting from a Quora answer by Alan Kay. In doing so, you will
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Software development organizations working in silos are often facing the situation of bottlenecks appearing on the delivery chain. The typical management reaction is to optimize locally, thus putting more pressure on the bottleneck while failing to improve the whole chain. Theory of Constraints is a way for managers to remove bottlenecks while improving the whole
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Are feature branches evil? Is trunk based development the solution to your problems? Or is there something more to it? (Spoiler warning: we believe that incremental thinking is the solution to the root problem) Alex shares his thoughts on Thierry de Pauw’s article and talk “Feature Branches Considered Evil”. Check out Thierry’s article here: https://thinkinglabs.io/articles/2021/07/14/on-the-evilness-of-feature-branching-a-tale-of-two-teams.html
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What is software architecture? Should there be a software architect role, particularly in agile teams? Or will the team take over? Watch the video for answers and more. Alex reacts to the InfoQ article “Software Architecture: It Might Not Be What You Think It Is” written by Pierre Pureur and Kurt Bittner and reviewed by
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If you know the birth date of a person and the current date, what age is that person? The answer is: it depends on location. We react in this video to the South Korean way of computing age, and to other falsehoods programmers believe. And we give advice on how to be prepared for the
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Are full-stack developers still possible? How about T-shaped? We discuss this topic, starting from a tweet by Ferdinando Santacroce https://twitter.com/jesuswasrasta/status/1509802299840995328
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We recorded this video on April 1st, and we decided to do something fun. So we react to the series of tweets by NotMyAgile
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