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5 ways to do Continuously Improved Testing

Xebia

It is okay to start out simple and not overthink, but these two things are key: Have tests – having some tests is better than no tests, as it provides a feedback mechanism for improvement. This results in a steadily-growing set of tests becoming part of the development cycle.

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A Software Engineering Career Ladder

James Shore

What I’m really doing is changing the engineering culture at OpenSesame. Culture doesn’t change easily. I’m hoping this will help direct people to new behaviors, which will in turn start to change the engineering culture. Bigger than a breadbox, anyway. It tends to snap back. This makes room for a lot more skills.

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Update on Software Engineering Career Ladder

James Shore

PDF) Culture Changes The purpose of the new career ladder is to help change the engineering culture at OpenSesame. As we’ve put it into practice, it’s definitely been a lot of work for managers to fill out the spreadsheets. We rolled it out in July, so now’s a good time to share what we’ve learned so far.