11 pages tagged with "team-work"

So, you’re a software developer, and you’ve mastered coding languages, algorithms, and all the tech stuff. That’s awesome! But here’s the deal: technical skills alone won’t get you as far as you might think. If you can’t work well with others, it doesn’t matter how great your code is — nobody will want to work with you.

So, you’re a software developer, and you’ve mastered coding languages, algorithms, and all the tech stuff. That’s awesome! But here’s the deal: technical skills alone won’t get you as far as you might think. If you can’t work well with others, it doesn’t matter how great your code is — nobody will …

What is pair programming? Let’s first establish what pair programming is: Two people working together on the same problem at the same time. It is not about one person showing off their skills in front of another, nor one person afraid of making mistakes due to an impostor syndrome.

What is pair programming? Let’s first establish what pair programming is: Two people working together on the same problem at the same time. It is not about one person showing off their skills in front of another, nor one person afraid of making mistakes due to an impostor syndrome. Each person wil…

I have heard multiple times, from various people, the idea of panic towards deploying on Fridays. How good is that idea of banning the day before weekend from delivering new value to our clients or customers?

I have heard multiple times, from various people, the idea of panic towards deploying on Fridays. How good is that idea of banning the day before weekend from delivering new value to our clients or customers? The main argument in favor of NOT deploying on Friday is based on the idea that we “shoul…

Coding is not just another job. In the right environment, writing software can be really fun and, even more, it can be your personal hobby as well! So… you might be focused on coding, coding and more coding to level up your own career skills.

Coding is not just another job. In the right environment, writing software can be really fun and, even more, it can be your personal hobby as well! So… you might be focused on coding, coding and more coding to level up your own career skills. That itself is not bad at all! Practice makes the maste…

One of the most complicated challenges for everyone is avoiding misunderstandings and being aware that other people don’t think the same way as you do.

One of the most complicated challenges for everyone is avoiding misunderstandings and being aware that other people don’t think the same way as you do. Different perceptions People have different experiences and backgrounds, and we all have different perceptions of reality. This is the first thing …

We all have been junior developers at some point. This is easy to know because it is at the very beginning of your carrier. Your responsibilities were narrowed down by other peers who were looking after you.

We all have been junior developers at some point. This is easy to know because it is at the very beginning of your carrier. Your responsibilities were narrowed down by other peers who were looking after you. Suddenly, at some point, after some months or years, you got your promotion or another job…

The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality.

People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues.

The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. Bikeshed +-ing The concept was first presented as a corollary of his broader “Parkinson’s law” spoof of management. “Bikeshedding” i…

Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.

Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person. The study shows that: Close relationship: 5 people. Share deep trust: 1…

Team Topologies focuses on how to set up dynamic team structures and interaction modes that can help teams adapt quickly to new conditions, and achieve fast and safe software delivery.

Team Topologies focuses on how to set up dynamic team structures and interaction modes that can help teams adapt quickly to new conditions, and achieve fast and safe software delivery. Team structure High cohesion: Group related things together. Loose coupling: There must be clear boundaries betwe…

Let’s talk about the benefits of Pull Requests and Pair Programming, and my thoughts on these after some years of experience with them.

Let’s talk about the benefits of Pull Requests and Pair Programming, and my thoughts on these after some years of experience with them. Pull Requests A Pull Request (PR) is basically a way of showing your suggested code changes such that they are easily comparable with the existing source code. Thi…

Definition Extreme Programming (XP) is an agile software development framework that aims to produce higher quality software, and higher quality of life for the development team. XP is the most specific of the agile frameworks regarding appropriate engineering practices for software development. Va…