On our journey to become master craftsmen, we must always remember to revisit the fundamentals. Sometimes, the hours spent learning and becoming better at a new job leaves us little time to revisit the fundamentals. Without the room to make and learn from our mistakes, we risk, as best, stagnating and at worst, reinforcing new, … Continue reading Practice, Practice, Practice →

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While you work in the software industry, you can be promoted, formally or informally, to some high position that sometimes do not fit to your knowledge. You can be promoted to senior or lead positions, but on the other hand you have to explain away tue difference between your skill level and your job description. … Continue reading Use Your Title →

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When we start thinking about the future we should know that the journey will be long. In the software development field things are a little bit more challenging. This field is full of information that gets updated frequently and to many technologies to learn. If we want to develop strong skills in software crafts it … Continue reading The Long Road →

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Learning is something that you should never stop doing. The more you know the more you will feel the independence in you workplace. As you go through the college you learn e lot, but nothing compared to what your career needs. It is instinctive to show more than you know when you stand in front … Continue reading Confront Your Ignorance →

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To go through the long road of Software Craftsmanship we should be eager apprentices, so a superior enthusiasm should be with us since the first day of the long journey. Enthusiasm is the first factor that will accelerate your learning. Being a software developer you cannot avoid working with a team in your workplace. As … Continue reading Unleash Your Enthusiasm →

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Software teams are increasingly facing the pressure of having to deliver quality software while still staying ahead of their competition. Release buggy software and users will be quick to switch away but lack the features your competitors provide and you will have trouble attracting new users. The traditional view of software testing is that the … Continue reading The Problem of Testing →

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