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Darren Walker

@darrwal
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Joined March 2011
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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to virg.in/lys
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Gojko Adzic@gojkoadzic24 May 2017
programming lesson for today: always always always make sure a test fails first, and fails for the right reason, before trusting it to pass
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Oli Wennell@owennell13 Jan 2017
We noticed drivers drove for too long in our mob. So today we're being more strict, rotating driver via a #pomodoro timer #mobprogramming
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It's not just me, right? #noestimates
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Doc Norton@DocOnDev5 Oct 2016
When failure is acceptable, success is more likely. #ExperimentationMindset
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Woody Zuill@WoodyZuill25 Sep 2016
#MobProgramming book on Leanpub. Please take a look at the free sample download - bit.ly/MobProgrammingBook
Mob Programming

Mob Programming

Mob Programming: Like Pair Programming, but with the Whole Team working together at the same computer.

leanpub.com
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AgileFortune@AgileFortune4 Sep 2016
It is in the doing of the work that we discover the work that we must do. Doing exposes reality. ^ @WoodyZuill
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Mike Cohn@mikewcohn5 Jul 2016
The 2 things you need to do in daily scrums to end complaints mountaingoatsoftware.com/blo…
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Jared Smith@sublimecoder2 Jul 2016
“It's not at all important to get it right the first time. It's vitally important to get it right the last time.“ Andrew Hunt & David Thomas
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EqualExperts@EqualExperts27 Jun 2016
This week is all about @MongoDB for EE. @seanjreilly is in NYC ready to present at #MDBW16 and look who's in Sydney?
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XKCD Comic
@xkcdComic17 Jun 2016
Code Quality 2 xkcd.com/1695/ m.xkcd.com/1695/
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Kay Johansen@utahkay13 Jun 2016
We're not trying to code faster, we're trying to have everyone on the team level up. Then tomorrow we'll be even faster, &tc. @WoodyZuill
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Amy Hoy@amyhoy21 May 2016
"if you really love your work, it's easy to work 100-hour weeks!" i really love donuts, but if i eat a whole box, i realize that i'm stupid.
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@JohnDCook22 May 2016
"In hindsight, we devoted too much effort to testing." #thingsyouneverhear
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Mike Moore@blowmage14 May 2016
“Features Are Not Requirements. Requirements are problems. Features are specific attempts at solving problems.“ pragprog.com/book/lmuse2/des…
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Eric Elliott@ericelliott_4 May 2016
The best code is no code. Where there is no code, there are no bugs. No API to learn. No awkward UI. The best refactors are deletions.
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Phil Parker@parker0phil6 May 2016
"when the chips are down" - call @EqualExperts!!
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Kirsty Poskitt@kittp3 May 2016
AMAZING land art, Riverside school, Tadcaster. Please retweet, cameras missed it! @GaryVerity @letouryorkshire ❤️ X
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EqualExperts@EqualExperts26 Apr 2016
Brighton station, we are in you. #Devs, is it time to say goodbye to your commute?equalexperts.com/brighton-bi…
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"I love stateless systems" "Don't they have drawbacks?" "Don't what have drawbacks?" (credit to deleted @qntm tweet) – at Utah, USA
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