M105: Open source developers inevitably have better soft and tech skills
Open source projects are the best places for training programmers and helping them grow their soft and tech skills. If you want to convince your management to allow you to work in an open-source, use ...
23 Juni 20206min
Shift-M/42: self-development with Venkat Subramaniam
Venkat Subramaniam is a famous software expert, a regular speaker at software conferences, a book writer, and a software architect/programmer. He shares his views about self-development.
10 Dec 20191h 3min
M104: Refactoring without a ticket means stealing project resources
When you see the code that needs improvements you, as a good programmer, fix it because you don't want the bad quality to stay in your project. However, this good intent only harms the project. When y...
11 Nov 20198s
M102: Zerocracy may look like utopia for you now, but eventually you will be there
Very often, those who read about Zerocracy and watch my videos, ask me whether I believe that the management model we are promoting, is applicable to real projects. They sometimes call it utopian and ...
12 Juli 20196min
M100: Tech audits help you identify the gaps between your code base and industry standads
Independent technical reviews, which you may get in Zerocracy, won't help you find bugs in your software, this is what testers are for. They will help you understand how far your code base from the in...
8 Juli 20198min
M98: If you think that your team is doing fine, you are a bad manager
Most CTOs and project managers I'm talking to believe that their teams "are doing fine" and don't need any audits. This means only one thing: they are incompetent managers. Professional managers know ...
28 Juni 20195min
M97: Let your followers be your best censors helping you think more logical
There are many reasons why people are being active in social networks, like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Telegram channels. Some of them even have their own blogs or YouTube channels, like me. Som...
26 Juni 20195min
M96: Freelancers are a pain, but they are your only hope if you want the quality to go up
Most companies suffer from the legacy code they inherit from software teams that disband or programmers just quick. Companies have to do something with the software and they can't throw it away. Most ...
24 Juni 20196min
