Category Archives: SCM

Joining The Wave, The Google Wave

Posted on 2009/09/30 by tirminyl

One thing I am always looking to improve upon is communication. One method to improve communication, is to improve the tools you use to communicate.
Imagine: You’re a build engineer, and you get a request to make a small configuration change … Continue reading →

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Don’t Tell Them Yet!

Posted on 2009/09/11 by tirminyl

When working on a much needed update, or new feature for my users it is very hard to get the rest of my team to not spill the beans. Of course, they mostly wonder why I am so secretive and … Continue reading →

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SCM: Communication To The Rescue

Posted on 2009/08/31 by tirminyl

When you work in a small team and you support hundreds of users, communication is vital.
The Cause
Over the past year, my team has picked up several new users and applications to support with our software configuration management (SCM) process. As … Continue reading →

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When Developers Don’t Unit Test

Posted on 2009/07/15 by tirminyl

I came across this video and it just spoke to me. Therefore, this video will be 100x funnier to me than it will to you. Besides, you can never get enough of the various subtitled versions of this video.
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