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When Does Choosing a Mediocre Technology Make Sense? The technology world is obsessed with the latest and greatest. This doesn't come as a surprise. After all, we're all about innovation and building something better today than we built yesterday. Are there times when choosing a mediocre option—or even the worst option—makes sense? |
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Time Management for Developers and Testers We all have the same amount of time—and in that way, we are all equal. However, some people are more productive than others. Brendan Quinn looks at various time management tips and tools and how they can help software developers and testers become more productive. |
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Business Analysts: Your Team Is Your Customer, Too The most important customers of business analysts are the team members that create the solution. Secondary customers of the business analysts are stakeholders, sponsors, and end-customers of the product. Scott Sehlhorst explains what it means to think about your team as your customer, too. |
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Making Executable Documentation a Reality with DSLs A domain specific language (DSL) allows a development team to code in a language that business understands. This makes the syntax readable by technical and non-technical individuals alike. If your project is suffering from the overhead of excessive documentation, increase your velocity with a DSL. |
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Validating Requirements with Given-When-Then When identifying requirements, it can be really tricky to develop a good understanding of how software should behave. Scott Sehlhorst looks at the Given-When-Then approach and how it allows teams to combine the benefits of incremental development with the benefits of getting it right the first time. |
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How to Make Products People Love Scott Sehlhorst explores how to make products people love and focuses on Marty Cagan's ten tips presentation at MindTheProduct 2012, London's first conference for product teams. Key points include product discovery, not building what customers want, and building what customers need. |
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Look at Everyday Products to Improve Software Designers are always looking at ways to improve software by making it fun and engaging to visitors. However, to reach the next level, we need to slightly change our focus. We need to look not just at other pieces of software but also at everyday products—like doors and the signs that go on them. |
