Sam Jones
Reports from the Field
-
Double Agent Profile: Sam Jones
Meet the double agents behind Test Double’s mission to build great software and great teams. In this edition, find out more about Sam Jones. -
What we’ve learned about pride
In recognition of Pride Month, we recently shared stories about serving, learning and growing. -
Humane code reviews
The best pull request reviews are a communication tool. Demonstrate leadership, establish healthier communication, and create stronger relationships with a deliberate approach to PR reviews. -
What can you do in 6 Weeks?
When planning for a cycle in Shape Up, the biggest question is what you can do in 6 weeks. A well-designed pitch shapes a problem in a way that it can be solved in 6 weeks. -
Shape Up your project planning
You've been doing Agile for a while, and have a history with waterfall. Neither seem to improve the problems your team having with project planning, though. What do you try next? Shape Up brings revolutionary feedback loops to your project planning model along with new models of trust and health to your team. -
Our pair programming ethos
Pair programming is more than just a way to build software, it’s the way we build teams. Great software is made by great teams. At Test Double, we value pair programming, and over the years we’ve refined our technique. -
The problem with paydown—and your team's happiness
Your credit card debt is out. of. control. What do you do? Budget paydown! In software development, we try to apply that same idea of budgeting paydown to technical debt in our applications. -
The Three-Things Theorem of function intention
-
-
Questioning responsibility
I can imagine paleontologists drooling over our applications’ changelogs. I’m sure they wish they had a record of the exact environment that caused a recently uncovered Protoceratops to grow that very interesting third eyeball.
1 of 2