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Carbon v10 Release

We’re excited to announce the official release of Carbon Design System v10.

Apr 4, 2019

Carbon v10 Release

Apr 4, 2019

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What to Expect in Carbon 10

It’s coming up to the end of the year, when we’d usually schedule a major Carbon Design System release. The team is going to do things a…

Dec 10, 2018

What to Expect in Carbon 10

Dec 10, 2018

Robin Cannon

Never Stop Asking “Why?”

Remember when you were a kid and the most interesting question in the world is “why?” It’s one of the ways children learn about the world…

Jan 26, 2018

Never Stop Asking “Why?”

Jan 26, 2018

Robin Cannon

Protecting your sprint

A sprint is the most common piece of the Agile process that companies adopt. Even if the rest of their Agile understanding is imperfect…

Nov 14, 2017

Protecting your sprint

Nov 14, 2017

Robin Cannon

There is no good time to take vacation

A few years ago, I was managing a team during “crunch time”. There was lots of pressure from above, and unrealistic timelines. One of my…

Sep 27, 2017

There is no good time to take vacation

Sep 27, 2017

Robin Cannon

Positive Transparency

I’m very transparent with my team. I believe in openness. We talk about what we’re doing, what other people are doing, how things are…

Sep 25, 2017

Positive Transparency

Sep 25, 2017

Robin Cannon

Crunch Time — Even if you Succeed, you Fail

In every tech job I’ve ever worked there has been pressure to put in more hours close to delivery. The demand to work evenings and weekends…

Sep 23, 2017

Crunch Time — Even if you Succeed, you Fail

Sep 23, 2017

Robin Cannon

Hire People Who Buy Into What You’re Doing

Five years ago I worked for a startup in Manhattan called Viggle. Viggle was a mobile app that was a rewards program for watching…

Sep 22, 2017

Hire People Who Buy Into What You’re Doing

Sep 22, 2017

Robin Cannon

Agile Principles versus Reality

Everywhere I’ve ever worked in the last few years has said they promote Agile workflow, or have one already. A common definition of Agile…

Sep 22, 2017

Agile Principles versus Reality

Sep 22, 2017

Robin Cannon

Robin Cannon

Anecdotes masquerading as wisdom. UX Dev Manager at IBM. Texas based Brit. A little bit hipster. I like cocktails. Married above myself ❤. Words my own.

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