Britton BroderickKPIs for Early Stage CTOsMetrics that you ought to be interested in as an early stage technology leader, for teams, individuals, and the organization as a whole.Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Britton BroderickStrong Style Pairing and Mobbing — The Smart KeyboardOne of the most powerful approaches to pairing or mobbing is “strong-style”.Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Britton BroderickYou’re Here to Solve Problems — Not Write CodeCode is often a useful tool to solve problems. But it can be the wrong tool. It’s expensive to write, and even more expensive to maintain.Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Britton BroderickUsing Architectural Decision RecordsADRs are a powerful tool for understanding why decisions were made and reflect on if and when it’s appropriate to change them.May 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Britton BroderickTests as DocumentationTests are more valuable when they serve as documentation, and define the implementation of specification.Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Britton BroderickStarting Browser Testing for Phoenix LiveView with WallabyBrowser testing can be a powerful way to build confidence in your codebase, and it’s easy to get started in a Phoenix app with Wallaby.Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
Britton BroderickMaintaining Momentum as a Software EngineerMaintain momentum by creatively slicing up deliverables, pairing, or punting work that doesn’t need done immediately.Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Britton BroderickMerge One PR Per DayIf you’re getting one PR merged into the mainline branch every day you’re secretly practicing continuous integration.Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
Britton BroderickDeploy on Friday at 4:30 Until It Stops HurtingThe fear of deploying late on Friday isn’t about Friday. It’s all the other things your software development process is lacking. Fix it.Nov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021
Britton BroderickDoing it all is not your job, Team Leader!In a leadership role your job is to grow your team and deliver value. You can’t do that if you’re too busy trying to do it all.Nov 22, 20211Nov 22, 20211
