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...
by Natasha Carlyon | Mar 27, 2018 | Agile, Growth, Learning
This is the conclusion of my Retrospectives series. Set the Stage Gather Information/Generate Insight Take Action(the current blog post) Take Action After generating insights, the team works together to create a list of actions items. This sounds simple enough;...
by Natasha Carlyon | Mar 6, 2018 | Agile, Growth
This is part two of my Retrospectives series. Set the Stage Gather Information/Generate Insight(the current blog post) Take Action Gather Information This is possibly the most diverse step in the retrospective. There’re so many different ways to gather...
by Reagan Duggins | Feb 12, 2018 | Growth, Learning
Computers are confusing. Sure, using a computer for basic needs feels easy to many of us (especially those of us who have grown up using computers), but understanding how they actually work is a different beast entirely. This is even more true for those of us who call...
by Natasha Carlyon | Feb 11, 2018 | Agile, Growth, Learning
Retrospective comes from the latin word ‘Retrospectare’, which means to look back. In the software development world, retrospective refers to a team meeting together at regular intervals to reflect on past work, usually just a week or two. I’m a deep...
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...
