I think there are no technical teams that do not have a technical debt. Good teams have a limited amount planned for refactoring in the nearest future. Not-so-good teams may have a dept that will take a couple of years to get rid of. Let us see how to live with the second situation and turn it into the first one.
Read MoreNot many developers are genuinely passionate about the quality of their code. However, the ones that do care about it use many interesting best practices. Today I would like to share one of such best practices.
Read MoreWhy are some people worried about the quality and consistency of results more than others? Why they feel bad if something goes wrong, even if it is not their fault? And, finally, why these people have health and mental issues because of the pursuit of excellence?
Read MoreNowadays, most software development companies use agile methodologies to move developers across multiple projects flexibly. Although some developers do not like switching between projects, the idea of redistributing the load and resources is excellent. Let us see how to do it with a minimum amount of time and minimize the negative consequences.
Read MoreMany developers think that the code they are writing is perfect or close to it. It follows architectural best practices, properly structured and commented, and serves its purpose. All these things may be accurate; however, it is not enough to call this code perfect. Where is the catch?
Read MoreThere are lots of specialists on the market that have different qualifications. This qualification defines the experience and complexity of the projects a person can work with. The following article explains some traits of the teams built of people with different qualifications and gives general recommendations on how to work them.
Read MoreHow often did you face a situation when some temporary (and usually quite mediocre) solution became the most used feature? How many projects stuck on the proof-of-concept stage and can not advance because of internal issues? The main reason why it happened is that things were not done correctly from the very beginning. It is what we are going to discuss in this article using a software application project as a test subject.
Read MoreThere are standard best practices that recommend writing automated tests. However, not all developers use them in real projects. Let us see how automated tests can be beneficial in obvious and not obvious ways for any project.
Read MoreCode review is one of the best practices commonly used in software development. Many developers include it in their development workflows. However, code review has some traits which many consider as disadvantages. Let us see these traits and find a way to deal with them.
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