Summary: we’re having a lot of fun.
Can we just pause for a second to express how excited we are about how WSW is blossoming?
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Even when it makes sense, cowboy coding is not something we take lightly. Anyone editing code on a production server is required to wear this pink sombrero for the duration of the work.
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It is exciting stuff when someone else is dissecting a technique you built : ) In this case, improving as well - very clean and concise.
Tip: There’s another fun animation reward on our product pages when you click “Like” to add a product to your wishlist.
(concepts by Amit Gupta, Illustrations by Pasquale D’Silva, JavaScript execution by me)
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To the surprise of the managers and participants, all the teams outperformed the individual programmers, enjoyed the problem-solving process more, and had greater confidence in their solutions.” The groups completed the task 40% more quickly and effectively by producing better algorithms and code in less time. The majority of the programmers were skeptical of the value of collaboration in working on the
same problem and thought it would not be an enjoyable process. However, results show collaboration improved both their performance and their enjoyment of the problem solving process (Nosek 1998).
same problem and thought it would not be an enjoyable process. However, results show collaboration improved both their performance and their enjoyment of the problem solving process (Nosek 1998).
On Pair Programming, a strategy Photojojo played around with this past week during our dev week.
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Even the best sets of tests are unlikely to find all the bugs; there’s something about the damp, warm conditions of a production environment that seems to bring them out of the woodwork.
April 5, 2011 (link to this)
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How do computer programmers learn their art? Is there a step-by-step process that guarantees you’ll get good? All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the computer does. They repeat the process again and again until they figure out how the box works.
Poke the Box (Seth Godin)
April 5, 2011 (link to this)
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