Software Development | The Passionate Coder

Dec 27 min read

Tool Spotlight | Why Draft PRs Are a Developer's Secret Weapon

By sharing in-progress work, you can invite early feedback, integrate with CI tools, and foster trust and transparency within your team.

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Nov 610 min read

Building in Public | Researching Comparable Apps

As much as I'd like a portfolio app, I won't release something if a solid app that does the same thing already exists.

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Nov 55 min read

Building in Public | I'm Finally Doing It. I'm Finally Creating My Own App.

For years, I've wanted to create my own iOS app and get it on the App Store. After 12 years as an iOS developer, I'm finally doing it!

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Nov 47 min read

Peer Code Review | C'mon, Give Early Code Reviews a Try!

Early code reviews, when used thoughtfully and aided with clear communication, save time and improve team morale.

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Oct 714 min read

Peer Code Review | I’ve Submitted My Code For Review, Now What?

After I submit a PR for review, it remains my top priority until it's fully integrated into the codebase.

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Sep 19 min read

Peer Code Review | Set Up Your Reviewer For Success

In this post, I share five key techniques that help make my PRs a pleasure to review.

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Aug 410 min read

Peer Code Review | A Definition of "Ready for Review": Part II

Software development teams can save time and avoid frustration by establishing a shared definition of "ready for review."

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Jun 289 min read

Peer Code Review | A Definition of "Ready for Review": Part I

Every software developer should establish their own definition of 'ready for review.' Doing so will help them produce high-quality output.

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Aug 2, 20223 min read

Some Nascent Thoughts on Facilitating Sprint Planning

--work in progress, comments welcome!-- I guess the question to start with is "who facilitates sprint planning?" Is it the Business...

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Aug 1, 202210 min read

Some Developing Thoughts about Facilitating a Retrospective

I recommend reading this post first. I received lots of insightful and thought-provoking feedback on my first post about retrospectives...

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Jun 13, 20228 min read

The 10x Developer: A Myth

Have you heard of this concept of a 10x developer? It's someone brilliant who manages to magically output 10 times as much as other...

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Jun 1, 20225 min read

The Timing of a Regularly-Occurring Sprint Retrospective

TLDR: The retro should be the first activity that day. It should happen first thing in the morning. The ideal is that individuals are...

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May 30, 202213 min read

Some Nascent Thoughts on Facilitating A Retrospective

Lately I've been reflecting a lot on leadership and management within the software development world. Today I was planning to list some...

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Nov 7, 20213 min read

Code Review Series: Thank your reviewer

What? First, let me clarify what I mean here. I don't mean you need to get up and walk over to your reviewer and say "Thanks for the...

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Oct 25, 20214 min read

Code Review Series: Set your reviewer up for success

How? Technique #1 Review your own code multiple times before sending it off for someone else to review Remove any “noise” Get rid of...

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Oct 10, 20214 min read

Code Review Series: When to review code

How does your team handle code review? Do you assign each pull request (PR) to a specific person(s) for review? Or do you mark your PR as...

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Sep 26, 20214 min read

Code Review Series: Who can review code

At Trainline (where I currently work as an iOS developer) on the iOS team, a pull request (PR) needs at least one approval before it can...

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Code Review Series: Introduction

I've got a lot of ideas about code review, and I'm excited to share them with you through a series of blogposts. I'm planning to publish...

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