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Development Practices

Add Tone Indicators to Your Pull Requests

Thinking of adding tone indicators to pull requests? My team made use of them, marking things as "todo" or a "chore" to indicate a small fix.

Development Practices

Review Pull Requests Confidently

As a new dev, I needed a process for reviewing pull requests that allowed me to feel confident. Here are four questions I ask for every PR I review.

Development Practices

Use Github’s Saved Replies to Supercharge Your Code Reviews

One of my favorite tips for making pull request reviews more useful, efficient, and enjoyable is Github's "Saved replies."

Exploratory Testing

How to Solve Software Bugs with the Scientific Method

Following a process like the Scientific Method can help maintain your sanity during those seemingly hopeless searches for software bugs and broken code.

Development Practices

“I Call Shotgun” – Contributing as the Navigator When Pair Programming

While pair programming, having an engaged navigator can prevent the driver from wasting time on pesky syntax errors or little logic errors.

Development

How I Review Code Submissions for Developer Applicants

Developer applicants generally have to complete a coding challenge. But who does the reviews for the code submissions, and how do they do it?

Growing as Makers

Empathy When Reading Others’ Code

Software developers can apply empathy in many ways. But I’m going to focus on utilizing empathy when reading others' code.

Development Practices

The Value of a Fresh Pair of Eyes

A new perspective on old code can help spur refactoring that will not only make the app more usable, but will also make it a better environment for makers.