Dominic UmbeerinProduct & Engineering at blogfosterLife Without Front-end TestsDon’t you have front-end tests? Do you feel bad about it? Don’t worry; you are not alone. Here are the reasons why we ended up without…Oct 31, 20181Oct 31, 20181
Dominic UmbeerinProduct & Engineering at blogfosterWhy Implicit Is Evil In Leadership and BeyondTLDR; Do you express your wishes and expectations towards your team? If the answer is no, it is a sign that you lead or manage implicit. It…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018
Dominic UmbeerinProduct & Engineering at blogfosterFour Key Attributes of a Healthy Development ProcessPeople sometimes ask me which development process I would recommend to their team. Unfortunately, the answer is not that easy because I…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017
Dominic UmbeerBecome an Effective Learner — Focused and Diffused ModeDo you know that feeling after reading a book or an article that you can’t remember the important key parts or concepts anymore?Oct 23, 2016Oct 23, 2016
Dominic UmbeerinProduct & Engineering at blogfosterCentralized ESLint ConfigurationDo you know the problem of having multiple repositories with their own ESLint files and corresponding rules? Adding or changing a rule…Mar 18, 2016Mar 18, 2016
Dominic UmbeerinProduct & Engineering at blogfosterPassion and DisciplineRecently, I talked to an experienced developer and CTO. He asked me to tell him two attributes that I’m looking for when hiring people.Mar 4, 2016Mar 4, 2016
Dominic UmbeerGoogle Apps: Subscribe to Calendars as Super UserRecently I was a bit confused about the behaviour of the Google calendar app when I subscribed to the calendar of one of my colleagues…Oct 14, 2015Oct 14, 2015
Dominic UmbeerThe “I am not happy at my current company” phenomenonI have talked to a couple of developers recently, both in interviews and informal conversations at lunches and meetups. Many of them were…Sep 12, 2015Sep 12, 2015
Dominic UmbeerGOTO Berlin 2014 — Day 1Recently I went to the GOTO conference in Berlin and it was definitely another highlight in my conference calendar this year.Nov 18, 2014Nov 18, 2014