best practices

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best practices

Lidiando con emergencias: algunas lecciones aprendidas

¿Qué hacer y, sobre todo, qué no hacer cuando un sistema se cae? Algunas ideas para atravesar lo mejor posible esta experiencia y obtener aprendizajes en el proceso.

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A case against nameless objects

We name objects, we name variables, we name classes, messages, functions, and types. We name all the time because names allow us not only to reference "something" but also to understand what that "something" means.

tdd

Fears while writing code for the first time

Fear is an unpleasant feeling, a paralyzer. It doesn’t allow us to move forward. That's why we as humans need to identify when we are in fear and find ways to manage it in the best way. Believe it or not, writing code requires a lot of courage.

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Leaving a codebase

I'm leaving a codebase where I contributed for 6 years. I've made more than 2000 commits and I've added, modified, and removed a lot of lines of code. Here are some things I have in mind as part of my offboarding process.

agile

Planning

Agile changed the way we work, thus the way we plan. How does Planning work in the Agile world?

cultura

Día de la Lectura en 10Pines

Para celebrar este día, decidimos traerles una serie de recomendaciones de libros relacionados que, de alguna u otra manera, nos marcaron en nuestra profesión. ¡Veamos qué nos recomienda la pinada!

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User Stories

Since they were invented, user stories have become the building block of Agile iterative and incremental development approach.

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Estimations

This post is about dreaded estimations. Let’s think about why we do them, what problems they bring to the table and what the Agile estimation approach is in comparison to other approaches.

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“Is it CSS? Yes? Next.” - Tips for CSS code reviews

CSS can make stuff look super cool... but is the code that makes cool stuff cool too? Not sure what to check? Some tips to do so might help!

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Las 12 propiedades deseables de los tests según Kent Beck

Un análisis sobre el artículo "Test Desiderata" escrito por Kent Beck, en donde se listan 12 propiedades deseables de los tests.

experiencia

Una pequeña charla conmigo mismo

¿Crear herramientas propias para el desarrollo? Gastón recorrió este camino y nos comparte su experiencia.

haskell

Conferer, una biblioteca de configuración para Haskell

Conferer es una biblioteca que ayuda a configurar tus aplicaciones en Haskell con una interfaz ergónomica.

haskell

Conferer, a configuration library for Haskell

Conferer is a library that helps you configure your Haskell applications in an ergonomic way.

agile

20 Tips para Retrospectivas Remotas ideales

Migrar una retrospectiva a un entorno virtual es algo esencial, principalmente en los equipos que debieron cambiar su conducta a causa de la coyuntura pandémica. Estos son 20 tips para equiparar las condiciones presenciales en un entorno remoto, algo que todo equipo robusto debería dominar.

software development

Aplicar principios de la Comunicación no Violenta en el desarrollo de software

¿Escuchaste y/o emitiste alguna vez un juicio negativo sobre el código? ¿Te sentiste abrumado, cansado o exasperado por un Bug, un deadline o una demo? Si alguna vez te encontraste frente a estas situaciones, este post quizás te brinde algunas ideas sobre cómo mejorar tu comunicación y tu bienestar.

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Clean Code Cleanups

I’ll walk you through different stages of code cleanup, and things to have in mind to make it in an efficient way, based on my experience.

agile

This is not a User Story, or is it? Thoughts about telling and managing stories

We surely agree that there’s nothing better than users telling the dev team such stories. But, How should we call them? User stories, backlog items, story cards? And even more important: what is the most efficient way to write and manage these stories?

cultura

7 tips para tu próxima call

Dado el contexto que estamos viviendo, la cantidad de videoconferencias también creció descontroladamente. En este post Gise nos deja 7 tips que podemos aplicar en nuestras reuniones remotas.

interfaces

Una web hecha para jugar

¿Qué pasaría si quisieran navegar un catálogo similar al de plataformas como Netflix o la consola Nintendo Switch, utilizando joystick y mouse? Este post trata de cómo combinar tanto mouse como joystick en la navegación de una página web.

experience

8 years, 8 challenges

I'm very happy to complete my 8th year at 10Pines, and I would like to share, for each year I've worked here, the biggest challenge I had and what I think I could have done better. In other words, the most important lessons learned each year.

agile

Product Discovery: Highlights from my Agile Software Development book

At 10Pines we build software for several types of customers; from large corporations and even when the needs, the size of the problem and obviously the budget differ, we always begin with a Product Discovery, where we meet with the specialists in the business, our clients, to create a shared vision.

performance

Performance in web-apps: the solutions

At the very end of this saga we want to close it talking about actual solutions we can apply to improve the performance of your web-apps! Have you ever tried one of these?

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Performance in web-apps: the results

Now that we know the tools to measure our web page performance, what do we have to look at? What do all these numbers mean? Fear no more! Let's take a look!

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Performance in web-apps: the tools

One does not simply choose a tool to measure your performance in web apps. Here we have a list of tools and opinions about them! Do you have your own list?

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Performance in web-apps: the objective

Which is the goal in the performance race? Maybe you need to focus on perceived performance instead. Do you know your TTFB? Let's talk about all of it in the second post of the saga: performance in web apps!