Watch Your Words: Feedback Analysis

"Robert feels uncomfortable, he does not want to be the manager who tells somebody off, he does not want to upset Jared, and he fears giving critical feedback might harm their relationship." Here's how to improve the feedback process for both you and the receiver.

5 easy ways to make your job ads gender-neutral

Just about every tech company needs to hire more women. But how do you do that? We asked a London company who've made it happen for their top 5 tips.

Planet Money Episode 704: Open Office

Does your open office make you and your team more or less productive? An interesting and thought-provoking podcast on the history and effects of working out in the open... This episode is for everyone who's ever had to ask their coworkers to quiet down or walk laps of the office to make a private phone call. Today on the show: We meet the man who stole your office door.

What's Wrong With Object-Oriented Programming?

Yegor Bugayenko mines the web to discover opinions about OO from many programming luminaries.

8+2 Maturity Levels of Continuous Integration

There are a number of levels a continuous integration pipeline can go through until it reaches its greatest maturity.

Code Review Best Practices

At my current company, we do a fair amount of code reviews. I had never done one before I started here so it was a new experience for me. I think it’s a good idea to crystallise some of the things I look for when I’m doing code reviews and talk about the best way I’ve found to approach them.

Smells in Java Code: Do You Recognize Them? - DZone Java

A look at ten common code smells, or code that violates design principles, in Java. Recognize any in your applications?

Agile Documentation: Fact or Fiction?

Learn about three key practices for creating effective Agile documentation and how they tie into the principle in the Agile manifesto about simplicity.

Dealing with UX Disagreements

Learn how to use a “Design Success = User Success” mindset, usability testing and collaborative exercises to overcome UX disagreements and design amazing products.

AI Teaching Assistant Helped Students Online—and No One Knew the Difference

Meet Jill Watson, a first-time teaching assistant at Georgia Tech assigned to moderate an online forum for a computer science class. Jill was 1 of... read more