Stuff I Have Found Interesting Today

Top 10 Lessons Learned in Interpersonal Skills

Great post on an area we all need help in from time to time. In summary the lessons are:

Lesson #1: Make Useful Assumptions

Lesson #2 Assume Positive Intent

Lesson #3: Know What You Want

Lesson #4: Meet People Where They Are

Lesson #5: Listen To Go Deep

Lesson #6: Choose Your Words Carefully

Lesson #7: Relationships Are About Perception

Lesson #8: Project and Expect The Best

Lesson #9: Keep Your Wits About You

Lesson #10: Create Change In Stages

Anti-Patterns and Worst Practices – You’re Doing it Wrong!

Some new anti-patterns (Arrowhead, Heisenbugs) and some familiar ones (Monster Objects & Utils Class).

How TDD and Pairing Increase Production

Good article debunking familiar reasons for not trying these best-in-class practices. The conclusion is worth repeating:

If you want to increase the productivity of your team, then do these three things:

1. write a microtest that fails before you change any code;
2. adopt a “no-pair no-keep” agreement;
3. establish a shared understanding of internal quality.