Dogfooding Development Lessons
Checking that I’m walking the walk for the talk I talk. Dogfooding is using your own products to see how well they work. The phrase… Read More »Dogfooding Development Lessons
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Aim to build quality into your work
Put the effort in the process, so there is less need for quality control later. Part of the goal with the collaboration rules is to… Read More »Aim to build quality into your work
Teach People to Build Insight Tools
Create tools for windows into your app. When people are building applications there are various ways of getting information about the process, or state of… Read More »Teach People to Build Insight Tools
Humour provides insight
Comics offer truths in recognisable situations. I like gather stories from talking to developers, to use in teaching. This isn’t always possible though. Luckily, other… Read More »Humour provides insight
The team improves with pauses
Use retrospectives to improve how you do the work together. Teams want to keep moving forward with their work. Pausing feels counterintuitive: why stop, even… Read More »The team improves with pauses
Fresh feedback is finest
The longer it takes for feedback, the less useful it is. As we build our thing with our team we should expect to make mistakes.… Read More »Fresh feedback is finest
Up-skilling team members reduces risks
Spreading knowledge to improve skills removes silos, which helps the team Risks come in all shapes and sizes in software development. Some are obvious, like… Read More »Up-skilling team members reduces risks
Small slices are the key
Lots of small slices grow into big features so start small. Teams always want to produce a version of the app as soon as possible.… Read More »Small slices are the key
Just start already.
You will learn as you go, so stop procrastinating and start. I’ve found that teams either start building too soon, or take too long to… Read More »Just start already.
Time organisational activities to your context
Meet as frequently as you need to based on your deadlines. Each software engineering project is unique. The team is a collection of individuals, who… Read More »Time organisational activities to your context