Development was never about typing speed
It takes collaboration to work effectively as a team. Lots of people seem to think that AI tools will speed up development because these type… Read More »Development was never about typing speed
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Use the collaboration rules with your students
Enhance your students’ collaboration skills Pick your textbook, and other teaching materials, and then layer in the collaboration rules to level up the team skills.… Read More »Use the collaboration rules with your students
Go beyond the textbook
Textbooks are not collaborative enough. A good textbook in my view is one with lots of useful information laid out in an accessible manner. It… Read More »Go beyond the textbook
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
The Team Collaboration Canvas
Use a canvas to organise your collaboration. Most teams discuss their goals, and the work they want to do to achieve those goals. Fewer teams… Read More »The Team Collaboration Canvas
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
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
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
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.