Monday, January 7, 2019
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The objective of empowerment is to enable someone (or everyone) on a team to be able to make the same decisions that the team leader (or CEO) would make.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
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This is the second of a two part blog post on code reviews. This second post is a technical checklist on some things to look for during a code review.
This is a 2 part blog post on code reviews. This first post is on why and when code reviews should be done and some of the soft skills needed.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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So is it better to store enumerated types in a database as a string/varchar or integer? Well it depends, but in general as a string is your best bet. In this post I explore the pros and cons of each.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
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So I gave a talk at the Edmonton .NET User Group on an introduction to automated testing. And of course in this introduction I gave a list of reasons why unit testing is a good idea. Although there are already many blog posts other there on this subject, I thought I’d record my reasons here.
Monday, October 17, 2016
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So I thought I’d write down some tips for using a chat application effectively on a development team. Chat applications can revolutionize a how a development team works and even its culture. I’ll go through some of the goals of implementing a chat application, some best practices, and pitfalls.
Monday, October 26, 2015
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When specializing in servicing an industry you must become part of that industry. You must learn to talk like you clients. You must adopt their culture and behaviours.
Friday, February 20, 2015
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Review of the Simplicity principles and anti-patterns: KISS, Clever Code, Golden Hammer, Yak Shaving, YAGNI, Premature Optimization, Worse Is Better, Big Design Up Front, and Bike Shedding.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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I believe that Beck’s Four Rules can be simplified to 2 axioms:
1. Write working software
2. Write simple software
Monday, September 1, 2014
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The behaviour we want out of this pattern is when a connection error occurs we should queue up a notification to be delivered at some point in the near future. When it comes time to actually deliver the notification we check if the connection has been restored. If the connection has been restored we cancel the notification.