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Here’s Why You Should Write Unit Tests

Modus Create

Any developer can quickly look at your tests and know the purpose of your functions. Unit testing is an integral part of extreme programming. Extreme programming is basically a “test-everything-that-can-possibly-break” programming strategy. They enable you to catch bugs early in the development process.

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The Art of Leadership with Michael Lopp

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Michael Lopp discuss the small practices that make a good leader. The practice of one on ones is important in connecting to a team. @6:44. Which is a very you know nerdy word, and appeals to me as an engineer, and all that stuff. Episode 36. Show Notes. Transcript.

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The Art of Leadership with Michael Lopp

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Michael Lopp discuss the small practices that make a good leader. The practice of one on ones is important in connecting to a team. @6:44. Which is a very you know nerdy word, and appeals to me as an engineer, and all that stuff. Episode 36. Show Notes. Transcript.

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Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Are you a resilient manager? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Lara Hogan discuss what it means to be a resilient manager. She will discuss some effective management skills and thought processes. She will also introduce us to the idea of the manager Voltron. Episode 33. ??Are

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The Rise of the Front-End Developer

LaunchDarkly

On May 21, for the Test in Production Meetup on Twitch , Yoz Grahame, Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly, moderated a panel discussion featuring Rebecca Murphey, Senior Technical PM at Indeed, and Ben Vinegar, VP of Engineering at Sentry. Prior to taking on the tactical project manager role, I was in a senior engineering manager role.

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Managing to Solve An Elegant Puzzle with Will Larson

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

“The joy of senior manager is these problems are really hard to solve but you actually can finesse most problems into like a problem statement where everyone like is happy”. “So A lot of incident programs have the same problem where they learn about the gaps but then you have to find the space to improve upon them”. Transcript.

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Improve your Product Management with Ellen Gottesdiener

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

How do we improve in the area of product management? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest Ellen Gottesdiener, President of EBG Consulting, discuss ways companies can better oversee the development and lifecycle of a product in its entirety. Managing the work vs. the product (19:19). Episode 38.