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Why You Shouldn’t “npm install -g”

Why you should never "npm install -g" a Node.js package when a project-local install will do.

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A Plea for Clearer Documentation for Non-Developers

It may take a little longer to write documentation with non-developers in mind, but it could save your team a lot of time down the road.

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Property-Based Testing for Serialized Data Structures

How to use property-based testing to verify version compatibility for serialized data structures. In particular, use of C#'s DataContract.

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Evaluating Property-Based Testing Through a Random Walk

How complex of a system can you test with property-based testing? More complex than you'd think (but not unlimited).

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Why System Testing Matters – And Why it’s Getting Easier

Any large application is at significant, long-term risk without system testing to make sure all its pieces are working together properly.

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Git Confident – Git Best Practices for Joining an Existing Project

By learning to overcommit and branch out in Git, I've been able to contribute changes more confidently without worrying about making mistakes.

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Maintaining Your Sanity Across Time Zones

A few strategies to make working with time zones less confusing.

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Why I Git Commit Too Much

5 ways that using small git commits with descriptive messages will make your life easier.

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Living Style Guides – Bring the Benefit of Devcards to Any App

Like devcards, a Living Style Guide can increase the bandwidth of feedback when developing, and make it easier for new developers to ramp in to the code.

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Better System Tests – Increasing Testability without Sacrificing Elegance

It's worth the effort to intentionally design your software to be testable.

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What I Learned in 10 Years at a Software Consultancy

What is it like to work at a software consultancy like Atomic Object? I look back at my first 10 years at AO and discuss why it's such a good fit for me.

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Swiss Cheese and Pair Programming

How Swiss cheese makes a useful metaphor to explain how pair programming creates better software.

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