Bristol Rovers and England. 133 Grounds visited. Software Developer
Joined September 2013
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We @statsbomb are hiring devs (and almost every other role)
Even if you don't care about the cool industry you would find 3 days in Bath great, the culture here is phenomenal and we're working on some really exciting projects (computer vision, data science, visualisations etc)
Personal news thread:
My 90's matchday routine was pretty different. While most tape recorders were being used by kids to steal crap music off the radio, I'd help my Mum set ours up to tape Radio Bristol's commentary of Bristol Rovers games
@geoff20man @bbcrb @Official_BRFC
Who needs posters of football players or fast cars when you can have the back of @unclebobmartin's head and the Agile Manifesto
#WarRoom #NotReallyAWarRoomItsMostlyFullOfPostItNotes
Any other former @WDSDevelopers trying to introduce pairing elsewhere may find this @atlassiandev blog useful:
developer.atlassian.com/blog…
It's includes some stuff which you do subconsciously that you almost forget to mention it to people new to pairing
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This week I added 5 blogs related to introducing TDD
The two I think are or most use are:
Is TDD dead v Your career is unconscious
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/agil…
DOJOs to introduce TDD to the team
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/agil…
#extremeprogramming #xp #pairprogramming #dojo #mobprogramming
Developers should "abandon agile" said Ron Jefferies (who helped to write the agile manifesto).
If as a developer you aren't feeling the benefit, this could be why?
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/agil…
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Ron Jefferies blog:
ronjeffries.com/articles/018…
I also like that it highlights the importance of XP practices
Life changing advice from a phenomenal philosopher
"What would you do if money were no object"
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/phil…
Do your "focus group" meetings actually lead to a decent outcome?
If not the Toyota Improvement Kata is a simple proven change that can really help:
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/deve…
Thanks to Andy Sweetman for introducing us to it
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Do you know where you're heading with your career/development? This matrix has helped many people
Explanation/details:
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/lear…
Again standing on the shoulders of giants...this time @revbingo, @oo03par and @katcrichton
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Chris Watkins retweeted
We're still giving away three re:develop 2018 tickets! Simply retweet this message to be in with a chance. We're announcing the winners next Tuesday.
Learn all about re:develop's speakers here: redevelop.io/speakers
How much personal development have you done this week?
Here's 24 learning mechanisms I've collated over 15 years in software from people much wiser than me
There's even options you can build into your normal working day which you may not have thought of
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/lear…
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A personal development practice which has helped me consume 11 days (264 hours) worth of useful and interesting material has to be worth sharing, right?
This short blog is basically regurgitating Matt Alner's advice on “supercharging podcast consumption”
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/lear…
Knowing the people involved, this podcast is going to be great.
Episode one was definitely worth a listen!
Introducing the ‘You’re Doing It Wrong!’ Podcast with @iamhepto and @revbingo where we babble about software and product development.
First episode: When is good enough, good enough?
RSS: anchor.fm/s/69da638/podcast/…
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/…
I wanted to challenge myself technically so, I attempted 26 projects in 52 weeks
watkinsdev.co.uk/career/tech…
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Was tempted to wear these for my wedding, but can't handle spending the whole time thinking...
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Chris Watkins retweeted
Agile is not modern. Agile is not safe. Agile is not scaled. Agile is not large. Agile just is.