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qcoding, 9 months ago to random

"Zoom orders workers back to the office" is funny, but there's nothing unique about Zoom doing it.

All these companies show that they don't understand how effective work is actually done, and how to organize around that. Instead, they're relying on the implicit benefits of the past where work happened to be done in person (but they don't know how).

qcoding, 8 months ago to random

Cameras on. The facial expressions and body postures of the folks you're coding with is important information. Otherwise the person who talks the most "wins." Working as a team means learning to read each other. #EnsembleProgramming #SoftwareTeaming

qcoding, 7 months ago to random

I LOVE Hadestown. The characters raise a toast during the first act:
"To the world we dream of."
-pause-
"And"
-facing the audience-
"to the one we live in now."

qcoding, 7 months ago to random

Trunk-based development works well with small commits when you only have a few groups committing. As the number of groups climb, the "push wars" ensue.

Traditional CI used a commit token of some kind, like a plush toy. "I have the commit frog, it's my turn."

What do folks use these days? Where are the remote commit tokens, where you wait in line for your turn to commit?

qcoding, 5 months ago to random

Since I wrote this, I learned that the most likely reason for the Return-To-Office push is declining real estate value, which means less loan leverage.
But no one is brave enough to say so. Instead, they talk about collaboration.
I'm all for increasing collaboration. And that has little to do with whether you work in-person or remotely.
https://www.industriallogic.com/blog/collaboration-beyond-back-to-office/

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

The first book to leap off my shelf and demand to be included in my @swiftcraft talk caught me by surprise… It was published in 1996!

qcoding, 6 months ago to random

The absolute winner in our favorite Christmas music is and remains Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1NEhVZrE5HToMBheplYYkr?si=6be760e2091f413b

qcoding, 5 months ago to random

Anyone have a way to disable shadows on Mac window screenshots by default? Command-Shift-4, space, Option-click works, but I want to avoid it.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow true does not seem to work.

qcoding, 1 year ago to random

Welp, my monitor arm gave out after nearly 3 years. I'd reorder, but it's discontinued. Any suggestions for a replacement? My monitor is 27", over 14 pounds.

qcoding, 1 year ago to random

I’m going to 2 parties next week for #WWDC. Received emails about both. Neither mentions anything about COVID safety.

I know times are better. I’m vaccinated. Government restrictions have passed. And honestly, I don’t know what I would have written if I’d sent those emails. Maybe something about taking precautions at crowded gatherings indoors?

Well, I’ll be easy to find. Look for the white hair and mask. And do say hi! I’m a sociable introvert so I could use the help.

qcoding, 10 months ago to random

I think the final hurdle I need to clear in order to upgrade to Ventura is a way to automatically change system cursor size. Any ideas?

qcoding, 10 months ago to random

Words I hear when working with software crafters: "a bunch of if statements is gross"

qcoding, 6 months ago to random

Did my GTD "weekly review."
And by weekly, I mean every 6 weeks or so 😛

qcoding, 8 months ago to random

Is pod trunk register broken for everyone? It emails me a link, which fails with an internal error.

qcoding, 1 year ago to random

#Swift enumerations: How to write #XCTest assertions to verify them? What about associated values? https://qualitycoding.org/unit-test-enumerations-swift/

qcoding, 1 year ago to random

This is my wishlist for XCTest improvements. I'm not holding my breath. https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/comments/131gcr4/comment/ji513ul/

qcoding, 10 months ago to swift

Based on the pre-workshop survey responses, I'm making changes to the workshop I'm starting tomorrow. Because my content is not the goal. Your success is the goal. (Testing & Refactoring Workshop for #Swift and #Kotlin developers)

qcoding, 6 months ago to swift

Measuring and visualizing file dependencies was quite easy with Obj-C, as long as folks didn't commit the sin of stuffing their own files into the precompiled headers. You only needed the import statements.

For Swift, they made the decision to eliminate imports except for module dependencies. This can help prevent dependency madness. It can also hide it.

Where are the tools for visualizing #Swift component dependencies and measuring fan-out/fan-in (efferent & afferent couplings)?

qcoding, 1 year ago to random

Quiz: What IDE is continuing to improve its automated Inline Function refactoring in #Swift?

qcoding, 8 months ago to random

In a r/SoftwareEngineering thread on "#UnitTesting is a generalized approach not an ideal solution for all systems" I touch on why #XP and #TDD haven't taken over.

My rebuttal boils down to this: Does the lack of XP among businesses really mean it's less effective? Or are there other reasons it hasn't spread?

Here's the middle of the thread where it gets really interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/SoftwareEngineering/comments/165dv8k/comment/k1o6mfj/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

qcoding, 2 months ago to random

Using Copilot from inside a JetBrains IDE (PyCharm) to write characterization tests. It's doing a great job!

qcoding, 3 months ago to random

WTF is an async standup

qcoding, 1 month ago to random

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Two decades of experience with Objective-C + Swift.
iOS developer: I've worked on apps for Fortune 100 companies.
Author of iOS Unit Testing by Example: I'm a leading expert in iOS unit testing, refactoring, and TDD.
Technical agile coach: I know how to ship value sooner, increase flow, reduce waste, and level up developer skills.
Remote work for 7 years: I know how to have closer collaboration remotely than most teams have in-office.

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qcoding, 1 month ago to random

I'm working on my talk for @swiftcraft and am thinking of this for my closing slide:
Principles ⇒ Practices ⇒ Tools

qcoding, 8 days ago to random

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