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TDD And Me Part 2
Last time, I spoke of the benefits of Test Driven Development, but there's only so much I could cover in a small blog post. Today, I will cover two benefits of TDD: confidence and documentation. Confidence Whenever you make a change to code without tests, you risk...
read moreSecurity Matters
Have you ever leaned back in your chair and thought to yourself, "Wow, how in the world has my private information NOT been stolen?" Probably not. Or, if you are more like me, you quickly respond with a thought like, "Ah well. I'm probably fine," and go about your...
read morePreparing for my First Tech Conference Presentation
On Sept. 16, 2017 I gave my first tech presentation(Mob Programming) at Atlanta Code Camp. I admit I had a bit of an advantage over most people speaking for the first time at a tech conference: I was an elementary school teacher. I quickly realized giving a lecture to...
read moreThe Mythical Man Month
We, developers, are optimists. Though we are not so delusional as to think that the development process will run "perfectly", we believe anything can be overcome with grit, mental sweat, and caffeine. We see the light at the end of the tunnel, and endure because of...
read more3 Great Slidedecks from Atlanta Code Camp!
Three developers from Greater Sum spoke last weekend at Atlanta Code Camp! Embedded below are the slidedecks from these presentations. If these sound interesting, you can ask for one of these to be given at your meetup or company! Develop your Sense of Code Smell It...
read morePair Programming – A Match made in ….
If you have never pair programmed, or if you have, and had a bad experience with it, I am here to urge you to give it another chance. Here I will introduce you to some easy to follow guidelines to make pair programming successful through a technique called...
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