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Remembering how to listen as a tech community
Have you ever talked to someone who’s not listening to you?
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Programmers tricked into playing the wrong game
Just because you’re in the game doesn’t mean you’re playing the right one.
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Software that’s complicated to test can’t maintain quality
I recently watched an episode of FunFunFunction by MPJ. He was talking about why settings are evil. There was one concept from the video that I found interesting. The idea is that software that’s complicated to test can’t maintain quality.
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The 2016 JavaScript ecosystem just isn’t for me
After going to a Eugene Web Developers meetup, I decided to pick JavaScript back up again. But I have a feeling that the current state of the JavaScript doesn’t fit with my personality type.
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A question to solve many software problem
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” — Mark Twain While listening to The Tim Ferriss Show, I heard a question that could be helpful for developers. The episode was about, Testing The “Impossible”: 17 Questions That Changed My Life. Question number eleven was the…
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Breaking into tech startups without tech skills
First off, it’s hard to get non-technical jobs at a tech startups. I’m just basing that off of my experience trying to get testing jobs at tech companies. Software testing is technical but you don’t see job openings for it until the company has at least 20 people. It can be pretty challenging. It feels…
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The Algorithm For Success
Would it be crazy to say I’ve uncovered the algorithm for success? It was late at night, everyone had gone to sleep long ago. I was coding while trying my best to avoid burnout. I was unsuccessful.
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Real Developer To Tester Conversations
This joke was sent around the office a few days ago. Thought I would share here. Developer : I’m not able to replicate this issue. It’s working fine on my machine. So lets close this bug. Tester : I understand that it’s working fine on your machine, but we aren’t going to deliver your machine to our customers. Let’s…
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Characteristics Of A Bad Software Developer In Test
Was looking through Quora, and saw a great answer to this question What are the characteristics of a bad software engineer? It got me thinking about what makes a bad software developer in test. Here’s the list in my experience.