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...
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...
by Reagan Duggins | Oct 12, 2017 | Community, Courage, Growth, Learning, Reflections, Software
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...
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 Mark Lamson | Aug 11, 2017 | Reflections
In July 2017, Greater Sum hosted Atlanta’s first Software Craftsmanship Unconference. An unconference differs from a traditional conference in that attendees set the agenda and topics at the beginning (although they can change throughout the unconference). This is...
by Leah Wynn | Aug 6, 2017 | Apprenticeship, Courage, Learning, Reflections, Teams
The 5 Dysfunctions of a team is a book every organization needs to read if they want to know what it takes to create a truly functional team. The book starts off with a narrative story and ends with a practical summary of the 5 dysfunctions and solutions to combat...
