by Peter Kha | Aug 31, 2017 | Learning, Quality code, Unit testing
I learned programming the traditional way, if you will call it that. Started with visual basic back in 2005 in high school. Having practiced Test Driven Development for about 6 months, I can speak to the difference TDD makes in coding performance. Skeptics out there...
by Natasha Carlyon | Aug 28, 2017 | Quality code, Reflections, Software apprentice
To comment or not to comment, that is the question. Whenever a programmer writes a comment, she is writing for another human being, not a compiler. She is writing the comment in hopes of helping either her future self and/or fellow developers gain a better...
by Reagan Duggins | Aug 25, 2017 | Agile, Growth, Teams
Do you ever get tired of meetings that seem to be called for the sole purpose of talking in circles about the same topic as the last seven meetings? I do, but, like it or not, decisions have to be made. If your company cares about collaboration and teamwork (which...
by Danielle Withers | Aug 18, 2017 | Accelerated learning rules, Books, Brain science, Learning
In “Five Rules of Accelerated Learning” by Willem and Diana Larsen, it is put forth that games support the sense of play, play supports learning, and learning supports life. I would consider myself a life-long learner, as would many in the field of software...
by Matthew Knowles | Aug 11, 2017 | Agile, Books
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C# (Agile PPP) by Robert Martin. Is over 10 years old, but it is written in a way that stands the test of time. Even though C# is in the title, the book focuses not on specific C# conventions but how an agile software...
