Donna Snow

Get Shift Done: Tips and Tricks Even if you began using “team communication” tools with IRC, you can appreciate Slack’s virtues, such as automation features and connectivity with other tools. For instance, you can send a task straight to Asana (a…

When it’s done right, a scrum-based environment can turn a stagnant, slow-producing development process into an iterative wonder. Unlike waterfall or XP that is linear and more like a relay race, scrum depends on team dynamics as well as individual…

It’s day one at your new company. The tour of the company is complete and your boss has settled you into your workspace, complete with state-of-the-art computer equipment. He provides you with the credentials needed for you to peruse the lines upon…

Programmers come and go. Teams expand and contract. How you deal with the varying coding styles of new hires (and sometimes veterans) can be either a deterrent or encouragement – depending on your process. “It's not at all important to get it right…

In the software ecology, a special type of evangelist works with organizations that are open to incorporating open source into their technology infrastructure. These “integrators” (sometimes called value-added resellers or just computer consultants)…

Project managers take the heat from both management and from the development staff they aim to inspire. Here’s the information your team lead desperately wishes you’d understand – to benefit everyone who’s trying to get quality software out the…