Project & Team Management 6 Ways Junior Developers Deliver Value on Product Teams While senior developers bring invaluable expertise, junior developers play a pivotal role in forming high-performing, innovative teams.
Personal Optimization Not Just Another Programming Language: Skills That Make a Difference Recently, I’ve had several opportunities to mentor high school to college-aged aspiring programmers. Here are the skills that really matter.
Project & Team Management A Quick Guide for Onboarding New Developers Joining a team in the middle of a project can feel awkward, so I consider these things when faced with onboarding a new developer.
Development Practices Enhance Discovery Phase Pairing: Techniques for Varied Skill Levels I've championed the idea of "pair exploring" during the Discovery Phase. Today, I've got some strategies to amp up your discovery game.
Culture Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint: Team Flex Time In this series, Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint, we discussed pre-refinement and demo prep. Today, let's talk about team flex time.
Growing as Makers Hello World: A Junior Dev’s Perspective on Teamwork How can you possibly fix this without taking away from the time you’re spending on everything else? The answer: look to your teammate.
The Software Life All the Things That Don’t Make You a Great Software Developer Neither graduating college with a degree in Computer Science nor working for a Fortune X company makes you a great software developer.
Growing as Makers Stuck? Ask Better Questions Problem-solving is tough, but one way you can get to a solution more quickly is by asking better questions.
Growing as Makers Find Your Specialty in The World of Software Engineering So, you have decided to get into software development. Find your niche as a software engineer and where you want to progress to.
Project & Team Management 4 Practices That Helped Our Small Development Team Grow Over the last year, my development team has doubled. These four practices can help any small development team grow into a larger one.
Personal Optimization Mature as a Junior Developer: Habit Building Forming habits around the type of professional you want to become can be a game changer for building confidence in any career.
Project & Team Management Is a Small Team or Large One Better for a Junior Dev? It Depends. In my time at Atomic Object, I’ve worked on a small team with only one other developer and on a larger team with seven developers.
