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Writing Unit Tests

Writing Unit Tests

by Leah Wynn | Apr 16, 2018 | Agile, Apprenticeship, Quality code, Software, Software craftsmanship, Unit testing

To follow up with my last blog post, I am going to talk about how to get started writing unit tests. In my last blog post I talked about what a unit test is and why unit testing is important. If you’re ready to start writing unit tests, read on to learn how we do...

Practice Priority && Priority Practice

by Danielle Withers | Apr 9, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Courage, Growth, Quality code, Unit testing

practice: [prak-tis]  repeated performance or systematic exercise for  the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency Outside of the realm of college, coding bootcamps, and apprenticeships – how often do we practice our craft? We code every day at our jobs, so...
Writing Unit Tests

A Case for Unit Tests

by Leah Wynn | Mar 21, 2018 | Agile, Apprenticeship, Learning, Quality code, Software, Software craftsmanship, Unit testing

This blog post is the first part of a two-part series on unit testing. The second part is posted here. My inspiration for writing about this topic comes from leading and helping to facilitate several workshops and events as part of my time here at Greater Sum. One...

Shu, Ha, Ri and Programming as an Art

by Leah Wynn | Jan 27, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Books, Growth, Learning, Quality code, Software

After reading the book Agile Software Development, The Cooperative Game, I was introduced to the idea of Shu, Ha, Ri and I can’t help but love it. It’s a way of describing the three stages of learning. And I see their evidence everywhere. To summarize, there are three...

My Review of the Strengthsfinder Assessment

by Leah Wynn | Jan 8, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Brain science, Growth, Learning, Reflections, Software apprentice, Teams

At Greater Sum, we use the Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment to learn more about the apprentice’s personalities and strengths. The thing I love about this test is that it focuses on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. By understanding our strengths, we can...

My First Global Day of Code Retreat

by Leah Wynn | Dec 4, 2017 | Apprenticeship, Community, Events, Growth, Learning, Quality code, Reflections, Software apprentice, Software craftsmanship

Greater Sum hosted the annual Global Day of Code Retreat in Atlanta last week, and if you’ve never attended a Code Retreat you are definitely missing out. The day starts out by getting a bunch of developers together. You do not have to have any certain skills or...
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