Pair to improve flow
Work together on the same task improves development I worked the last week with another developer on a project after some funding was approved. We… Read More »Pair to improve flow
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Talk and listen to people
Development without talking is painfully slow. Dave Farley recently asked on LinkedIn “What’s the one development practice you’ve seen make the biggest impact on a… Read More »Talk and listen to people
Aim for evolvable
Make your work easy to change. Teach your people to make it easy to make changes to their work. They will not be able to… Read More »Aim for evolvable
Make learning experiential
Create opportunities for people to practice the thing you’re talking about. People learn what you teach them when they have an opportunity to practice what… Read More »Make learning experiential
Some manual testing is necessary
Automate repeats and explore options manually. I went too far in the last post on automated testing. I was in a hurry to get it… Read More »Some manual testing is necessary
Testing makes feedback easier
Always be adding tests for faster feedback. We always need feedback on our work. Is it the right colour, tone of voice, does it work… Read More »Testing makes feedback easier
Use small commits to focus your work
Small commits offer more safety than big ones in development. We should be teaching teams to work in small slices. As part of that they… Read More »Use small commits to focus your work
Solo work is slow work
Learn to collaborate instead of delegate for effective team work Students do lots and lots of solo work at university. This is to be expected.… Read More »Solo work is slow work
GitFlow is not the solution, use trunk-based development instead
Teaching people to use pull requests for development is a disservice. GitFlow is used by many in industry, and because of this is taught in… Read More »GitFlow is not the solution, use trunk-based development instead
Apply new ideas in small steps
Grow confidence in people by giving them one new concept at a time. Education is normally taught in a scaffolded manner. You learn one thing,… Read More »Apply new ideas in small steps