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Developing on the Bleeding Edge

Bleeding edge software dev is an amazing and scary place to be. But it's a significantly better place when you immerse yourself in the code and community.

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3 Benefits of Fake APIs

Fake APIs have been enormously helpful — opening lines of communication, allowing for parallelization, and exposing problems in their early stages.

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Framework Docs Are a First-Class Citizen

Documenting your framework code is crucial to its success. I recommend Documentation Driven Development (DDD).

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7 Ways to Reduce Developer Friction on Embedded Projects

If you want something to get done, make it easy. Reducing friction at the start of a project saves time in the long run and makes it easier to do the right thing.

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A Beginning Developer’s Experience With TDD

TDD helps me understand what my code is doing, encourages me to learn new testing frameworks, helps me learn new languages, and helps me to be fearless.

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Test Driven Development: Resistance Is… Perplexing?

If you're resisting the switch to TDD, here are a few reasons to take another look: It's faster (no kidding!), higher quality, and far more flexible.

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Why Code Design Requires Empathy

Good code design goes beyond simply mapping features to requirements. It also includes a human element.

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“I Ain’t Afraid of No Code” – Learning To Be Fearless as a Developer

The only right way to approach new challenges — including new languages and technologies — is with gusto. Don't let fear stifle your creativity.

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Script Away Your Annoyances – Testing a Data Import Process

Let's create a script to automate the testing of a slow, ugly, and brittle data import process into Fedora Commons.

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Pair Programming Is Built on Crucial Conversations

If the book Extreme Programming Explained is "how we roll," then the book Crucial Conversations is, "why we can" at Atomic.

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Your Tests Are Your Conscience

Writing tests exposes the "pain points" in code. Without having to face those "pain points," it's all to easy to ignore code smells and press on.

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Tricky Code: Taking Steps to Reduce Brittleness

Avoid "tricky code" whenever possible. If you must, test against changes.

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