Pam-Marie Guzzo
Reports from the Field
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Refinding the fun
On recovering from burnout, building something new, and the importance of unstructured play. -
Picture perfect
Words are hard! Using pictures and diagrams can foster a shared understanding much more quickly. -
Preparing for extended leave
Whatever the reason, your extended absence from the team at work shouldn't cause chaos. We have some tips on how to make the transition smoother. -
Adversarial Testing: A slightly unorthodox testing philosophy
Red-Green-Refactor getting you down? Try a combative approach to testing instead! -
Developing humility
Humility is one of the most critical skills a leader or developer can have. So, how do you become humble and why is it so important? -
Architecture Decision Records help you, your team, and future teams
Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) can be a huge help to your team. Whether facilitating discussion or recording the Why, ADRs give you a way to understand and revisit team decisions. -
Why you need job descriptions at every stage in your software career
Find out exactly why job descriptions are a useful tool for software developers at every career stage. -
Estimating: How, why, don't
Knowing how to use story points and velocity when estimating projects can be key to keeping your team healthy and happy. Estimating is haaaaaard. The effort is worth it. -
Testing ESM with Mocha and testdouble.js
Mocha unit tests and mocking with native ESM, and the journey it took to get there -
Why junior developers are seriously awesome
If you find your engineering team dynamic getting stale, there's an easy win to shake things up: hire a junior developer.
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