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  • The No-Nonsense Guide to Deep work

    The No-Nonsense Guide to Deep work

    How to get more quality work done, in less time Photo by Paige Cody on Unsplash Let your mind become a lens, thanks to the converging rays of attention; let your soul be all intent on whatever it is that is established in your mind as a dominant, wholly absorbing idea. — Antonin-Dalmace Sertillanges When the nurseries closed due… Continue reading

  • Steak vs Cucumber as BDD tools

    When I joined the world of Ruby on Rails development and testing I was quite happy with all the tools and testing frameworks available, I was using a lot of them during development process. Words like Rspec and Cucumber quickly became part of my vocabulary, along with other ‘magic’ words like Kanban and Scrum. BDD,… Continue reading

  • Are you victim of Stockholm syndrome?

    I recently listened to a podcast called ‘Developers Life’ where a couple of developers and project managers talked about some rotton projects they’d worked on and how it’s sometimes hard to get perspective and realise that some projects are so bad they’re more bother than they’re worth. When you’re a developer or project manager working… Continue reading

  • Happiness and motivation

    It’s 7 month since I joined the ubxd crowd and I think it has been the most productive 7 month in my life. I asked my self why. What drives me, challenges or motivates me ? I think that you have already heard about companies like Zappos, Goretex, Ikea…. These companies are trying to create… Continue reading