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One Software Build to Rule Them All

I spent a good time last night troubleshooting a “works on my machine” problem.\n\nIt takes pain to learn something; this…

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Why Small is Better

I’ve talked about large backlogs being fatlogs here and here before, but I’d like to apply that general thinking to…

Agile

Book Review: Scrumban

I just finished reading “Scrumban” by Corey Ladas. This book is a self-published book, which is really a collection of…

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Don’t Snub the Code Review

The topic of code reviews has always caused much debate in many software shops where I have worked.\n\nI am often…

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