I don't know about you, but lately, I've been hearing quite a lot about SREs (or non-acronymized Site Reliability Engineers). Now, there are …
JIRA v Whiteboard
You know how you can automate everything but some things just shouldn't be. Well, this process is kind-of one of those things. I'm …
Past Velocity and Prediction
I don't know about you - but when you talk about stocks, or markets, or funds - the general rule of thumb is: Past performance is not an …
Are Burndown Charts Useful?
When developing a product from the ground up, you might think you need a burndown. Do you want to have an overview of how much work is left …
QA Role in Development Team
As developers, we love to hate on QAs. I'm just kidding, of course. I love my QA. I love that they find bugs in my team's code. It's my …
Treat Your Tests Like Your Code
Over my many years as a developer, I have noticed a pattern. This pattern is to do with unit tests. Especially those who write unit tests. …
DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself
One of the most common principles of development that I hear is DRY. Don't Repeat Yourself. Why is this principle so important and how do …
D for Dependency Inversion Principle
Depend on abstractions, not on concretions. Robert C. Martin Welcome back to the series on SOLID. By now, I’ll assume you’ve read my …
I for Interface Segregation Principle
Make fine grained interfaces that are client specific. Robert C. Martin Welcome back to the series on SOLID. By now, I’ll assume you’ve …