1. Much ado about bike sheds, Part I

    Where did the term 'bike shedding' come from? In this post, we examine the origins of the bike shed, from satire to seriousness.
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    September 17, 2019
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    Joshua Wehner
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  2. 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.
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    December 7, 2018
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    Sam Jones
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  3. An empathetic guide to Git conflicts

    We’ve all seen this story. You’ve worked hard on some cool new stuff and are ready to push, but the universe has other ideas. BBZZZT! Conflict! What do you do?
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    January 25, 2016
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    Kevin Baribeau
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  4. Estimate this!

    As a software development agency, prospective clients will often ask for an estimate of how much time & money the custom software they want will cost. Inside the software world, this debate is settled: estimates suck.
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    March 1, 2014
    Person An icon of a human figure Authors
    Justin Searls
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