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I ran into a new branching strategy, branch by sprint, this week. I will have to admit it was a new one to me. I've seen branching by environment (dev, test, staging, prod), branching by developer, and branching by feature/user story. I had not considered branching for a sprint. (more…)
Xamarin forms development offers form construction either via XAML mark up or via code. I've been experimenting with both to see what route I would recommend to anyone building cross platform mobile applications with Xamarin.
What I've determined is that, for me, there isn't a clear winner. Both have positives and negatives that pretty much balance out. So in this post I will review each and give my perspective on when one might be more appropriate than the other. My hope is this will give you the information you need to answer for yourself and your scenario which option is the best choice. (more…)
As a technologist your career will be filled with change. New technology, new versions, new platforms, and new approaches are a constant in your chosen field. Often times skills are referred to as tools in a toolbox. For you these tools are more like arrows in a quiver. Many times you can use them over and over but eventually you are going to need to replenish your supply or you will eventually become less effective or worse, irrelevant. (more…)
This week at work I will be resurrecting two technological artifacts that were casualties of server transitions that didn't quite cross the finish line. My organization made the move to…
This stuff is cool! I've been aware of Type Form for some time now. I've used it to let people request an invitation to my live Slack team. But until…
One of the key underpinnings of Agile is the concept that the things that have the most value go first. In Business as Usual conditions this means items land in…
Hello #Slackers! Slack has quickly become one of my go to tools for communication. It's more streamlined than email. It parses conversations out into easy to organize channels and it…
Code Complete Steve McConnell The foundation of your library could do worse than to start with Code Complete. This book guides you from the basics of code convention and standards…
Our teams break down sprint planning into two main meetings: the "What" meeting and the "How" meeting. The "What" meeting involves the product owners and stakeholders. The "How" meeting is…
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