Pair programming in developer interviews

How to evaluate coding skills without being awful

Interviewing software developers is hard. All you’re trying to do is answer two simple questions:

1. Will you like working with…

My first chat with a chatbot cat

Chatbots are having their moment. Slack bots are taking over the world, Facebook is launching bots on Messenger and Microsoft is launching bots on Skype. Suddenly chatbots are everywhere.

Teaching kids to code in 2016

It’s a great time to teach kids how to code.

In recent years there has been an explosion of games and tools designed to teach kids computer science and coding skills. The only challenge now is finding the ones that are…

When good daily stand-ups go bad

A good daily stand-up meeting is the heartbeat of the team. We gather as a team for a quick status update, focus on our goals and find out who needs help.

Daily stand-ups encourage the team to move quickly and flexibly adapt to the flow of work…

If it’s important, measure it

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” - Peter Drucker

Measurement is one of the most important tools in a manager’s toolbox.

“Measurement is the first step that…

How Big Teams Choose to Fail

When it comes to teams, smaller is better.

The problem with big teams isn’t the people, it’s the communication.

“Communication is terrible” -Jeff Bezos