Different working styles in software development are often thought of as academic exercises and we often find ourselves are pulled back to individual working as the default. There are better ways of arranging ourselves to do the work and I want to explore a couple of those here and recommend strong-style pairing as the easiest way of improving your (and your team's) development life.
In this workshop, veteran game designer Nicholas Fortugno introduces the core idea of serious game design: using game mechanics and play to communicate, teach, or persuade. The workshop gives a definition of games that provides tools to think about the underlying systems that make them work, and then shows how those systems can be constructed to lead to specific play patterns. Examples are shown from successful serious games of the relationship between the game mechanics and the serious content. Participants then take part in a hands-on analog game design exercise to put these lessons to work by making a prototypes of a game for a pre-selected issue. The goal of the workshop is to give participants direct experience thinking in game design terms and trying to apply game design in an instrumental way. No previous game design experience required.
PARTICIPANTS:
Nick Fortugno, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Playmatics
Software Craftsmanship and Agile Code GamesMike Clement
Join us to talk about what it means to be a software craftsman, how the Software Craftsmanship Manifesto (http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/) provides a framework for us to improve.
A large part of being a software craftsman is practice. Using different "code games" we can have a full toolbelt of activities that will help us (and those around us) become better at our craft.
Agile software development promises the ability to deliver value quickly. But this isn’t just a matter of process. Uncle Bob says "the only way to go fast is to go well." But how do we go well? As software developers, we can only deliver features as fast as the code base and our skills allow us. Unfortunately the quality of our code base is directly related to our skill in the past.
Musicians and athletes spend most of their time practicing, not performing. As software developers (aspiring craftsmen) we must have practice sessions that allow us to improve our skills and develop better “code sense”. We’ll look at some different “agile code games” that will help us improve our craft.
Mob Programming : How To Never Stop Producing Value - Scrum Gathering Talk 03...André De Sousa
Discover this software engineering practice and what it can bring to your organization.
The idea behind this talk was to show how we used to work before Agile. How Agile is a good way of working but not sufficient according to some contexts and what this fairly new Mob Programming concept is.
Different working styles in software development are often thought of as academic exercises and we often find ourselves are pulled back to individual working as the default. There are better ways of arranging ourselves to do the work and I want to explore a couple of those here and recommend strong-style pairing as the easiest way of improving your (and your team's) development life.
In this workshop, veteran game designer Nicholas Fortugno introduces the core idea of serious game design: using game mechanics and play to communicate, teach, or persuade. The workshop gives a definition of games that provides tools to think about the underlying systems that make them work, and then shows how those systems can be constructed to lead to specific play patterns. Examples are shown from successful serious games of the relationship between the game mechanics and the serious content. Participants then take part in a hands-on analog game design exercise to put these lessons to work by making a prototypes of a game for a pre-selected issue. The goal of the workshop is to give participants direct experience thinking in game design terms and trying to apply game design in an instrumental way. No previous game design experience required.
PARTICIPANTS:
Nick Fortugno, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Playmatics
Software Craftsmanship and Agile Code GamesMike Clement
Join us to talk about what it means to be a software craftsman, how the Software Craftsmanship Manifesto (http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/) provides a framework for us to improve.
A large part of being a software craftsman is practice. Using different "code games" we can have a full toolbelt of activities that will help us (and those around us) become better at our craft.
Agile software development promises the ability to deliver value quickly. But this isn’t just a matter of process. Uncle Bob says "the only way to go fast is to go well." But how do we go well? As software developers, we can only deliver features as fast as the code base and our skills allow us. Unfortunately the quality of our code base is directly related to our skill in the past.
Musicians and athletes spend most of their time practicing, not performing. As software developers (aspiring craftsmen) we must have practice sessions that allow us to improve our skills and develop better “code sense”. We’ll look at some different “agile code games” that will help us improve our craft.
Mob Programming : How To Never Stop Producing Value - Scrum Gathering Talk 03...André De Sousa
Discover this software engineering practice and what it can bring to your organization.
The idea behind this talk was to show how we used to work before Agile. How Agile is a good way of working but not sufficient according to some contexts and what this fairly new Mob Programming concept is.
Second version of my talk on XP, code review and pair programming with examples from my early work history. Delivered at Sunderland University 2020 to CS undergraduates.
A talk all about the perforce streams and the management of data from Halo Wars 2. It covers a problems space and the solutions we implemented, then looks at the lessons we learned.
Provides a basic introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP), its properties, and some common techniques such as stemming, tokenization, bag-of-words, stripping, and n-grams
We can't describe our life without computers nowadays.
Computers are the main part of our life today.They help us to communicate ,they find facts and they solve problems.
My presentation in "ICT in our lives" in Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Dec 2013
Trying to understand the IT industry trends in the lights of the game theory, with a focus on cloud computing and FOSS.
We’re all doing Agile nowadays, aren’t we? We’ll all delivering software in an Agile way. But what does that mean? Does it mean sprints and stand-ups? Kanban even? But what about Extreme Programming? If as a development team we’re not using pair programming, test driven development, continuous integration, and other XP practices, then we’re not really doing Agile software development and we may be on a march to frustration, or even failure.
I’m going to look at why the current trend of companies and projects adopting Scrum, calling themselves Agile, but not transitioning their development to XP, is a recipe for disaster. I’d like to cover the main practices of XP as well as other good practices that can really help a team deliver quality software, whether they’re doing two-week sprints, Kanban, or even Waterfall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZgnY9fAHOA
Does this sound like your organization?
After a sprint planning session, the developers each take a story to work on 'their part' of the sprint; when finished, they give it to QA to test. When a defect is found it is passed back to developers to fix and then back to testing and repeated until it works correctly.
Doesn't this sound more like a bunch of individuals working in sequence than a team actively working together to deliver? Is quality to be 'tested' at the end to ensure compliance, rather than being built in?
Jeremy provides an introduction to Mob Programming, some of the basic principles and concepts, and how this goes far beyond something that only developers do. Jeremy explains how developers, QA, and product owners collaborate in real time to deliver higher quality, continuous learning, and true team collaboration. Ultimately, the bottleneck in software development isn't how fast you type, but how fast you can think.
Learning Outcomes
How 5+ people can be effective working on one thing
Creating a continuous learning environment
Guidelines for successful mobbing
Workspace setup
Handling completing solutions
More design clarity. Less redesign time. What if methods like Pair Design could increase the efficiency of your team and the quality of your products? Karl Dotter will explain his hypothesis on Pair Design, how he teamed up with Co-Founder Jason Hreha and what to do to start practicing pairing with members of your team. You’ll also find out how to participate in P.A.I.R (Pairers Against Inefficiency and Rework), a fun research program we’re working on which will help quantify the benefits of Pairing.
Second version of my talk, with screenshots that I had to add because demos did not work in the venue. Slides from a presentation to Tech on the Tyne on 30th March 2023 at TusPark in Newcastle. Using cypress automation to test end to end web applications and to do React component tests with the lastest version of cypress v12.9.
Slides from a presentation to Tech on the Tyne on 30th March 2023 at TusPark in Newcastle. Using cypress automation to test end to end web applications and to do React component tests with the lastest version of cypress v12.9.
Second version of my talk on XP, code review and pair programming with examples from my early work history. Delivered at Sunderland University 2020 to CS undergraduates.
A talk all about the perforce streams and the management of data from Halo Wars 2. It covers a problems space and the solutions we implemented, then looks at the lessons we learned.
Provides a basic introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP), its properties, and some common techniques such as stemming, tokenization, bag-of-words, stripping, and n-grams
We can't describe our life without computers nowadays.
Computers are the main part of our life today.They help us to communicate ,they find facts and they solve problems.
My presentation in "ICT in our lives" in Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Dec 2013
Trying to understand the IT industry trends in the lights of the game theory, with a focus on cloud computing and FOSS.
We’re all doing Agile nowadays, aren’t we? We’ll all delivering software in an Agile way. But what does that mean? Does it mean sprints and stand-ups? Kanban even? But what about Extreme Programming? If as a development team we’re not using pair programming, test driven development, continuous integration, and other XP practices, then we’re not really doing Agile software development and we may be on a march to frustration, or even failure.
I’m going to look at why the current trend of companies and projects adopting Scrum, calling themselves Agile, but not transitioning their development to XP, is a recipe for disaster. I’d like to cover the main practices of XP as well as other good practices that can really help a team deliver quality software, whether they’re doing two-week sprints, Kanban, or even Waterfall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZgnY9fAHOA
Does this sound like your organization?
After a sprint planning session, the developers each take a story to work on 'their part' of the sprint; when finished, they give it to QA to test. When a defect is found it is passed back to developers to fix and then back to testing and repeated until it works correctly.
Doesn't this sound more like a bunch of individuals working in sequence than a team actively working together to deliver? Is quality to be 'tested' at the end to ensure compliance, rather than being built in?
Jeremy provides an introduction to Mob Programming, some of the basic principles and concepts, and how this goes far beyond something that only developers do. Jeremy explains how developers, QA, and product owners collaborate in real time to deliver higher quality, continuous learning, and true team collaboration. Ultimately, the bottleneck in software development isn't how fast you type, but how fast you can think.
Learning Outcomes
How 5+ people can be effective working on one thing
Creating a continuous learning environment
Guidelines for successful mobbing
Workspace setup
Handling completing solutions
More design clarity. Less redesign time. What if methods like Pair Design could increase the efficiency of your team and the quality of your products? Karl Dotter will explain his hypothesis on Pair Design, how he teamed up with Co-Founder Jason Hreha and what to do to start practicing pairing with members of your team. You’ll also find out how to participate in P.A.I.R (Pairers Against Inefficiency and Rework), a fun research program we’re working on which will help quantify the benefits of Pairing.
Second version of my talk, with screenshots that I had to add because demos did not work in the venue. Slides from a presentation to Tech on the Tyne on 30th March 2023 at TusPark in Newcastle. Using cypress automation to test end to end web applications and to do React component tests with the lastest version of cypress v12.9.
Slides from a presentation to Tech on the Tyne on 30th March 2023 at TusPark in Newcastle. Using cypress automation to test end to end web applications and to do React component tests with the lastest version of cypress v12.9.
Slides from my presentation at DDD North 2022 at University of Hull on 3rd December. Evolutionary design, refactoring and testing so as to appear to be psychic in designing software systems, with the aid of Harry Houdini.
Talk from NE RPC 19th June 2020. Why the SOLID principles aren't in reality what people imagine and what we could replace them with that would be easier to follow and be more memorable.
A quick introduction to the bbc microbit and how it can be used in education to teach STEAM across the curriculum. Warning: contains stupid magic trick.
A quick introduction to the history of unix, where to find unix now, some common command line command and how to link commands together to solve problems.
Sketchnoting for Developers at DDD North 2015Derek Graham
Slides from my talk at DDD North on 24th of October 2015 about how sketchnoting can help recall and retention of information, communication, problem solving and personal development. Includes advice and tips and tricks for first time sketchnoters on note taking in a conference situation. May also contain traces of trolling against F# developers.
Your Digital Assistant.
Making complex approach simple. Straightforward process saves time. No more waiting to connect with people that matter to you. Safety first is not a cliché - Securely protect information in cloud storage to prevent any third party from accessing data.
Would you rather make your visitors feel burdened by making them wait? Or choose VizMan for a stress-free experience? VizMan is an automated visitor management system that works for any industries not limited to factories, societies, government institutes, and warehouses. A new age contactless way of logging information of visitors, employees, packages, and vehicles. VizMan is a digital logbook so it deters unnecessary use of paper or space since there is no requirement of bundles of registers that is left to collect dust in a corner of a room. Visitor’s essential details, helps in scheduling meetings for visitors and employees, and assists in supervising the attendance of the employees. With VizMan, visitors don’t need to wait for hours in long queues. VizMan handles visitors with the value they deserve because we know time is important to you.
Feasible Features
One Subscription, Four Modules – Admin, Employee, Receptionist, and Gatekeeper ensures confidentiality and prevents data from being manipulated
User Friendly – can be easily used on Android, iOS, and Web Interface
Multiple Accessibility – Log in through any device from any place at any time
One app for all industries – a Visitor Management System that works for any organisation.
Stress-free Sign-up
Visitor is registered and checked-in by the Receptionist
Host gets a notification, where they opt to Approve the meeting
Host notifies the Receptionist of the end of the meeting
Visitor is checked-out by the Receptionist
Host enters notes and remarks of the meeting
Customizable Components
Scheduling Meetings – Host can invite visitors for meetings and also approve, reject and reschedule meetings
Single/Bulk invites – Invitations can be sent individually to a visitor or collectively to many visitors
VIP Visitors – Additional security of data for VIP visitors to avoid misuse of information
Courier Management – Keeps a check on deliveries like commodities being delivered in and out of establishments
Alerts & Notifications – Get notified on SMS, email, and application
Parking Management – Manage availability of parking space
Individual log-in – Every user has their own log-in id
Visitor/Meeting Analytics – Evaluate notes and remarks of the meeting stored in the system
Visitor Management System is a secure and user friendly database manager that records, filters, tracks the visitors to your organization.
"Secure Your Premises with VizMan (VMS) – Get It Now"
Advanced Flow Concepts Every Developer Should KnowPeter Caitens
Tim Combridge from Sensible Giraffe and Salesforce Ben presents some important tips that all developers should know when dealing with Flows in Salesforce.
Strategies for Successful Data Migration Tools.pptxvarshanayak241
Data migration is a complex but essential task for organizations aiming to modernize their IT infrastructure and leverage new technologies. By understanding common challenges and implementing these strategies, businesses can achieve a successful migration with minimal disruption. Data Migration Tool like Ask On Data play a pivotal role in this journey, offering features that streamline the process, ensure data integrity, and maintain security. With the right approach and tools, organizations can turn the challenge of data migration into an opportunity for growth and innovation.
Accelerate Enterprise Software Engineering with PlatformlessWSO2
Key takeaways:
Challenges of building platforms and the benefits of platformless.
Key principles of platformless, including API-first, cloud-native middleware, platform engineering, and developer experience.
How Choreo enables the platformless experience.
How key concepts like application architecture, domain-driven design, zero trust, and cell-based architecture are inherently a part of Choreo.
Demo of an end-to-end app built and deployed on Choreo.
Listen to the keynote address and hear about the latest developments from Rachana Ananthakrishnan and Ian Foster who review the updates to the Globus Platform and Service, and the relevance of Globus to the scientific community as an automation platform to accelerate scientific discovery.
First Steps with Globus Compute Multi-User EndpointsGlobus
In this presentation we will share our experiences around getting started with the Globus Compute multi-user endpoint. Working with the Pharmacology group at the University of Auckland, we have previously written an application using Globus Compute that can offload computationally expensive steps in the researcher's workflows, which they wish to manage from their familiar Windows environments, onto the NeSI (New Zealand eScience Infrastructure) cluster. Some of the challenges we have encountered were that each researcher had to set up and manage their own single-user globus compute endpoint and that the workloads had varying resource requirements (CPUs, memory and wall time) between different runs. We hope that the multi-user endpoint will help to address these challenges and share an update on our progress here.
Climate Science Flows: Enabling Petabyte-Scale Climate Analysis with the Eart...Globus
The Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) is a global network of data servers that archives and distributes the planet’s largest collection of Earth system model output for thousands of climate and environmental scientists worldwide. Many of these petabyte-scale data archives are located in proximity to large high-performance computing (HPC) or cloud computing resources, but the primary workflow for data users consists of transferring data, and applying computations on a different system. As a part of the ESGF 2.0 US project (funded by the United States Department of Energy Office of Science), we developed pre-defined data workflows, which can be run on-demand, capable of applying many data reduction and data analysis to the large ESGF data archives, transferring only the resultant analysis (ex. visualizations, smaller data files). In this talk, we will showcase a few of these workflows, highlighting how Globus Flows can be used for petabyte-scale climate analysis.
Designing for Privacy in Amazon Web ServicesKrzysztofKkol1
Data privacy is one of the most critical issues that businesses face. This presentation shares insights on the principles and best practices for ensuring the resilience and security of your workload.
Drawing on a real-life project from the HR industry, the various challenges will be demonstrated: data protection, self-healing, business continuity, security, and transparency of data processing. This systematized approach allowed to create a secure AWS cloud infrastructure that not only met strict compliance rules but also exceeded the client's expectations.
Cyaniclab : Software Development Agency Portfolio.pdfCyanic lab
CyanicLab, an offshore custom software development company based in Sweden,India, Finland, is your go-to partner for startup development and innovative web design solutions. Our expert team specializes in crafting cutting-edge software tailored to meet the unique needs of startups and established enterprises alike. From conceptualization to execution, we offer comprehensive services including web and mobile app development, UI/UX design, and ongoing software maintenance. Ready to elevate your business? Contact CyanicLab today and let us propel your vision to success with our top-notch IT solutions.
Check out the webinar slides to learn more about how XfilesPro transforms Salesforce document management by leveraging its world-class applications. For more details, please connect with sales@xfilespro.com
If you want to watch the on-demand webinar, please click here: https://www.xfilespro.com/webinars/salesforce-document-management-2-0-smarter-faster-better/
Providing Globus Services to Users of JASMIN for Environmental Data AnalysisGlobus
JASMIN is the UK’s high-performance data analysis platform for environmental science, operated by STFC on behalf of the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). In addition to its role in hosting the CEDA Archive (NERC’s long-term repository for climate, atmospheric science & Earth observation data in the UK), JASMIN provides a collaborative platform to a community of around 2,000 scientists in the UK and beyond, providing nearly 400 environmental science projects with working space, compute resources and tools to facilitate their work. High-performance data transfer into and out of JASMIN has always been a key feature, with many scientists bringing model outputs from supercomputers elsewhere in the UK, to analyse against observational or other model data in the CEDA Archive. A growing number of JASMIN users are now realising the benefits of using the Globus service to provide reliable and efficient data movement and other tasks in this and other contexts. Further use cases involve long-distance (intercontinental) transfers to and from JASMIN, and collecting results from a mobile atmospheric radar system, pushing data to JASMIN via a lightweight Globus deployment. We provide details of how Globus fits into our current infrastructure, our experience of the recent migration to GCSv5.4, and of our interest in developing use of the wider ecosystem of Globus services for the benefit of our user community.
Gamify Your Mind; The Secret Sauce to Delivering Success, Continuously Improv...Shahin Sheidaei
Games are powerful teaching tools, fostering hands-on engagement and fun. But they require careful consideration to succeed. Join me to explore factors in running and selecting games, ensuring they serve as effective teaching tools. Learn to maintain focus on learning objectives while playing, and how to measure the ROI of gaming in education. Discover strategies for pitching gaming to leadership. This session offers insights, tips, and examples for coaches, team leads, and enterprise leaders seeking to teach from simple to complex concepts.
How Recreation Management Software Can Streamline Your Operations.pptxwottaspaceseo
Recreation management software streamlines operations by automating key tasks such as scheduling, registration, and payment processing, reducing manual workload and errors. It provides centralized management of facilities, classes, and events, ensuring efficient resource allocation and facility usage. The software offers user-friendly online portals for easy access to bookings and program information, enhancing customer experience. Real-time reporting and data analytics deliver insights into attendance and preferences, aiding in strategic decision-making. Additionally, effective communication tools keep participants and staff informed with timely updates. Overall, recreation management software enhances efficiency, improves service delivery, and boosts customer satisfaction.
How Does XfilesPro Ensure Security While Sharing Documents in Salesforce?XfilesPro
Worried about document security while sharing them in Salesforce? Fret no more! Here are the top-notch security standards XfilesPro upholds to ensure strong security for your Salesforce documents while sharing with internal or external people.
To learn more, read the blog: https://www.xfilespro.com/how-does-xfilespro-make-document-sharing-secure-and-seamless-in-salesforce/
Why React Native as a Strategic Advantage for Startup Innovation.pdfayushiqss
Do you know that React Native is being increasingly adopted by startups as well as big companies in the mobile app development industry? Big names like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest have already integrated this robust open-source framework.
In fact, according to a report by Statista, the number of React Native developers has been steadily increasing over the years, reaching an estimated 1.9 million by the end of 2024. This means that the demand for this framework in the job market has been growing making it a valuable skill.
But what makes React Native so popular for mobile application development? It offers excellent cross-platform capabilities among other benefits. This way, with React Native, developers can write code once and run it on both iOS and Android devices thus saving time and resources leading to shorter development cycles hence faster time-to-market for your app.
Let’s take the example of a startup, which wanted to release their app on both iOS and Android at once. Through the use of React Native they managed to create an app and bring it into the market within a very short period. This helped them gain an advantage over their competitors because they had access to a large user base who were able to generate revenue quickly for them.
Developing Distributed High-performance Computing Capabilities of an Open Sci...Globus
COVID-19 had an unprecedented impact on scientific collaboration. The pandemic and its broad response from the scientific community has forged new relationships among public health practitioners, mathematical modelers, and scientific computing specialists, while revealing critical gaps in exploiting advanced computing systems to support urgent decision making. Informed by our team’s work in applying high-performance computing in support of public health decision makers during the COVID-19 pandemic, we present how Globus technologies are enabling the development of an open science platform for robust epidemic analysis, with the goal of collaborative, secure, distributed, on-demand, and fast time-to-solution analyses to support public health.
Enhancing Research Orchestration Capabilities at ORNL.pdfGlobus
Cross-facility research orchestration comes with ever-changing constraints regarding the availability and suitability of various compute and data resources. In short, a flexible data and processing fabric is needed to enable the dynamic redirection of data and compute tasks throughout the lifecycle of an experiment. In this talk, we illustrate how we easily leveraged Globus services to instrument the ACE research testbed at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility with flexible data and task orchestration capabilities.
SOCRadar Research Team: Latest Activities of IntelBrokerSOCRadar
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has suffered an alleged data breach after a notorious threat actor claimed to have exfiltrated data from its systems. Infamous data leaker IntelBroker posted on the even more infamous BreachForums hacking forum, saying that Europol suffered a data breach this month.
The alleged breach affected Europol agencies CCSE, EC3, Europol Platform for Experts, Law Enforcement Forum, and SIRIUS. Infiltration of these entities can disrupt ongoing investigations and compromise sensitive intelligence shared among international law enforcement agencies.
However, this is neither the first nor the last activity of IntekBroker. We have compiled for you what happened in the last few days. To track such hacker activities on dark web sources like hacker forums, private Telegram channels, and other hidden platforms where cyber threats often originate, you can check SOCRadar’s Dark Web News.
Stay Informed on Threat Actors’ Activity on the Dark Web with SOCRadar!
34. – Woody Zuill
“We decided for one day to
pretend to be kind,
considerate and respectful.
And then we decided to do it
again.”
35. –Norm Kerth
“Regardless of what we discover,
we understand and truly believe
that everyone did the best job they
could, given what they knew at the
time, their skills and abilities, the
resources available, and the
situation at hand.”
36. if you aren’t learning or
contributing, find a better
use for your time.
78. Problem Solving
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problem difficulty, and sex on group performance and member
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