Some people, generally do some things faster than others and vice-versa. You can estimate all you want and task it out all you want, but at the end of the day, that’s what it comes down. Velocity, when defined, is the speed of something moving in a given direction. The faster someone goes is the easiest (and generally most obvious) way to measure velocity. But it’s not the only way… accuracy redundancy readability transition understanding…
Should I apply when my skills don’t quite line up to what is being asked? I have .NET, they want Java? I do Development but want to be a QA? I’m more Agile than Waterfall? Do you have an aptitude to change and learn without disparaging that which you don’t know? If yes, apply, if not, probably not the best idea for you because you know it is going to be different, you know there…
What if you, as a developer had to sell your code? I’m not talking about Developers building a funnel and doing trade shows. But what if the last step in a customer purchasing your software was for the Developer to sell it to them, in essence, the developer was the Closer for the deal. What would change in not only how you wrote it but how you designed it? Would you put in all that…
On this day, when I must demonstrate my code in front of others with the hopes that they accept all that I have built, I say this prayer in hopes that my code will work flawlessly. I’ve done many a demo, joked about the demo god prayer, but never have actually figured out what this prayer would be… until now… Let this code compile, In not an hour, but a little while. Allow this application…
I never heard that phrase until I became a developer – “We should get it for free.” What does that even mean? You mean by putting all this effort into creating something, where I’ve put blood, sweat and tears into it all, when something goes wrong… I should get it for free? Or, because I coded this up so well, if we need to tweak something in there, we should get that part for free? Or,…