Wednesday, 29 June 2011
A basis for continuous delivery
Posted by Simon Baker
Watch Paul Boocock talk about how he is building a new product in a way that will support continuous delivery.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Turning the showcase on its head
Posted by Simon Baker
We learned in the very early days to treat everything as a PR opportunity with the customer. So the showcase is a big thing for us. We run showcases every Tuesday. We prepare the demo environment with real-world data, put together an entertaining narrative that introduces and connects the new features for users, and rehearse it all a few times to ensure the showcase is a valuable and meaningful experience for the customer.
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Less is more, more or less
Posted by Simon Baker
CSS! Just the name elicits groans from the backend developer bench. Googling "css sucks" brings a back a wealth of comedy in about 10,100,000 results. Cascading as in a neutron fission reaction. Style as in every project does it differently. Sheet as in: "Shhhiit that didn’t do what I expected".
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Thursday, 16 June 2011
Continuous Integration for the Last Mile
Posted by Simon Baker
Watch Gus talk about Continuous Integration for the Last Mile. The session looks at leveraging continuous integration techniques to deploy and operate software all the way to the end user, exploring some of the difficulties and gotchas along the way.
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Friday, 10 June 2011
Energized Work book club
Posted by Simon Baker
From my own experience, many things I have learned started with reading something in a book. So in November 2009 I floated the idea of starting a book club at Energized Work. My motivation came from my failure to explain concepts based on my understanding of the deep theories and principles behind them. Given that, I explained my curiosity about the kind of discussions we could possibly have after we had gone to the source together, so to speak, and what that might mean for our continuous improvement. I also believe that reading sparks interest and gives oxygen to ideas.
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