Think about how we can improve our interactions in the sometimes emotional world of software engineering. Do Pull Requests make sense in our modern way… Read More »Pull Requests cause Friction

There is an oft-misattributed quote thats goes: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Narcotics Anonymous… Read More »Say Yes to Different

Everybody’s Agile. Why do you want to be Agile? Because it’s the cool, new thing right!? Well, I hate to be the one to break… Read More »How Not To Worry About Agile vs Waterfall

When considering whether or not to automate, or what and when to automate, consider your mission. What type of a business are you? Service industry,… Read More »The Four Ps of Automation

I find myself sometimes saying that I’m pragmatic when it comes to engineering decisions but the more I think about it, the more I guess… Read More »I Wanna Be Adored

Developers or programmers like to think that building software is a creative pursuit. Creativity implies freedom to do what you like. However the way that… Read More »Creativity Not Always Required

As an engineer you often have to do on-call – this means covering a release on a weekend, or working later during the week or… Read More »When the Weekend Isn’t Your Own

Firstly, let’s get two things straight: Secondly, you might have noticed that a whiteboard session doesn’t need to use an actual whiteboard anymore. You can… Read More »Refining the Big Scary Story