Being an Enabler
- December 19, 2012
When you look around at user groups you will notice that many groups have “leaders” or “managers”, this is usually the person who started the group and is not really calling the shots, but usually is giving direction to the group. This is an usual model and it works pretty well in most cases, however I have ran into situations where this causes some misconceptions.
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Your code sucks, let's fix it
- December 9, 2012
Performance and testing are just one aspect of code, to really be successful your code needs to be readable, maintainable and generally easier to comprehend and work with. This talk draws from my own experience in applying the techniques of object calisthenics and code readability, within an existing team. It will help you identify trouble areas, learn how to refactor them and train you to write better code in future projects avoiding common pitfalls.
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