Embracing the New Privacy Regulations with GDPR

The 25th of May 2018 will bring significant changes to all companies located or simply doing business in Europe. If only they process personal data – information allowing to identify an individual … Continue reading “Embracing the New Privacy Regulations with GDPR”

Cross Platform Desktop Applications with Electron

Times, they are a changing, less and less applications are written for desktop only – it is a mobile/browser world out there, people. As much as I like this idea, … Continue reading “Cross Platform Desktop Applications with Electron”

3 worthwhile gamification ideas for successful team building

Way before I have even heard of gamification I was working in a very formal office on some very serious government projects. Initially, as you can imagine in this line … Continue reading “3 worthwhile gamification ideas for successful team building”

JUnit 5 and Rest Assured using Extension API

JUnit 5 brings a lot of new, interesting features into Java developer toolbox. From my perspective, one of the most important is new Extensions API, which allows a user to … Continue reading “JUnit 5 and Rest Assured using Extension API”

12 tips on how to make a distributed team work smoothly

Distributed development teams are a significant part of the IT industry. They come in many shapes and sizes, but they have one thing in common – team members are not … Continue reading “12 tips on how to make a distributed team work smoothly”

Feeding the development pipeline right is KING!

John, a product manager of a large corporate, proudly shows his management what results their 200 software development teams are delivering every second week! He knows he impressed them. But soon … Continue reading “Feeding the development pipeline right is KING!”

7 DOs and DON’Ts of Sprint Retrospective

There are quite a few issues that many Scrum Teams struggle with while doing Sprint Retrospective. In this article, I want to drop you some hints on how to run … Continue reading “7 DOs and DON’Ts of Sprint Retrospective”

The Decalogue for Good Testing – What you have to learn to become a tester. Part 3 

Every single line of code, every application, game or service designed to be used by the audience should be tested. Every software developer has faced the challenge of fixing an … Continue reading “The Decalogue for Good Testing – What you have to learn to become a tester. Part 3 “

10 Myths of Scrum Planning Debunked

As a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, every day I deal with issues that result from lack of understanding the basic rules of Scrum. Its principles are often misinterpreted. For … Continue reading “10 Myths of Scrum Planning Debunked”

Cloud Basics You Should Know

Do you know: when the story of the cloud actually began? what cloud computing forms there are to choose from? in what way cloud deployment models differ from one another? … Continue reading “Cloud Basics You Should Know”