Nigel Thorne

Refactoring Life for Fun and Profit

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We should treat "what tax band you are in" like what is your golf handicap.

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If making software becomes cheaper, more people will be making software... not less.

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"Uniformity is the opposite of expressiveness"
https://t.co/USRY3a7SEd

Loving this talk.

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@ChrisHardie try Up Bank. They have a good api.
https://t.co/GuSxtSZU8L

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"cost of change" is the unit for "technical debt"

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@davefarley77 It's all end of life.

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@davefarley77 customer phoned... is production down?

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@davefarley77 Yea, those test sometimes fail.

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@davefarley77 We are working in projects.

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The "Cost of Change" goes up with "Cognitive Load".

The less you need in your head to be able to confidently make a change to your system the faster you can go.

Recognising there is a limit to the number of things any person can keep ready at their fingertips is key.

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@davefarley77 I still miss Google Wave. I guess Slack will have to do.

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@davefarley77 https://t.co/nQ581Nbil5
Think spreadsheet with database migrations, written in smalltalk.

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Measure your Culture... Answer these questions.
- Are people generally happy?
- Do they help each other?
- Do they have fun?
Yes? then people are gonna stick around. Isn't it that easy?

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@ldavidmarquet Knowing how much Blue work is in your next Sprint helps teams to make predictable progress. "This sprint is too Blue we probably won't get it all done."

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I've been using the Red/Blue work concept with software teams for a few years now. The language helps teams communicate risk in estimates. "This story is about 5 points, but it's mostly Blue work"

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Calling out the blue work lets teams decide how to handle the risk. "Is there a spike we could do that would turn that Blue card Red?"

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@GeePawHill In a game where you need to know where I am, but I am moving. If we share a rule "how to predict my current position based on last position, velocity and time"... I know where you think I am, so I can choose when to correct you base on error and distance.

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If you had to explain to a junior programmer why it's ok to use GraphQL in the UI but not SQL... what would you say?

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Watching @swardley explain Pioneer | Settler | Town Planner, I'm struck how well it maps onto @KentBeck's Explore | Expand | Extract model

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@orchowskia @andrzejkrzywda @orchowskia If your problem is maintaining focus.. then getting a nudge to stay on target is really valuable. Obviously you set the frequency to whatever works for you. Pomodoro technique can help too. Pairing is the best option ;)