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Easily exclude commits on a merge based on some condition
My eyes are destroyed. I am using a screen reader.
We are using git as our version control system on our project. We host our own server and use ssh to access it. We put each module under separate ...
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PM opting for an overly-complex setup which nobody has experience with [closed]
Recently I started a project which didn't seem too hard to make, the concept was a fairly simple application that had to accept input every now and then (maybe 10x a day), and try to perform some ...
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Best way to offer team member help? [duplicate]
I've been having a problem recently. In my recent sprints, I have found myself finishing my work well before the sprint ends (several hours in a 2 week sprint).
I am left with a lot of time and ...
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Is it OK to have a team with same abilities but different skill levels? [closed]
I believe that in an ideal team, members should have different but complementary abilities. But is that true about software development teams?
As an example we are a small team of 5. We almost have ...
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How do I prove to management that our programmers could work more productively? [duplicate]
Backstory
I graduated less than a year ago with a degree in Computer Science (with extra courses in software engineering), and another degree in Software Engineering. I'd like to think that I'm ...
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Productivity enhancing development strategies for small teams
I think one of the best ways to learn and become a better programmer is to share knowledge gained from working on personal or work projects with others. One way to do this at the workplace is to set ...
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How can I demonstrate my productivity to management? [closed]
My university has a module for software development with a real client. Some of my team members work in the computer lab all the time, which is an extremely noisy environment with lots of ...
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Under which circumstances will development advance faster with many contributors compared to few? [closed]
I saw an interview with Joel Spolsky, where he says that Fog Creek Software intentionally keep their teams small (I believe as in four-five guys). The reason for this is to avoid a lot of the ...
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How to avoid "DO YOU HAZ TEH CODEZ" situations?
I have a strange situation at work, where a colleague of mine often asks me and other co-workers for working code.
I would like to help him, but this constant request of trivial snippets interrupts ...
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Why can't we get anything done?
I work on a small team, in a medium-sized company, most of which isn't involved in software development. I'm the newest and least-experienced developer and had no professional or academic background ...
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Generate a productive environment when developers have different opinions
My question is simple. I'm a developer and work with another developer who's been here for many more years than I have. He has his opinion about implementing stuff; he's more of a do it yourself kind ...
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improving IM communication skills
I am an email person, but found that at my new job, co-workers use IM a lot. I have to admit that I have been largely ignoring the IM/SMS as a way of communication by thinking it is only for teenagers....
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Convince developer to use IDE [closed]
There is a developer, let's call him John (currently on probationary period) in company(pretty small company approx. 10 persons, 3 developers, one of them works long in this company know business ...
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Should managers prohibit programmers from using IM in office? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Would you allow your programmers to use Messenger and social networks like Facebook?
A manager may believe that using IM clients in the office is not acceptable, but many ...
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Office design and layout for agile development
(moved from stackoverflow)
I have found lot of discussions here on about which keyboard, desk, light or colored background is best - but I can't find one addressing the layout of the whole office.
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Helpful articles on the subject of managing programmers? [closed]
What are the most helpful articles on the subject of managing programmers? I came across this one recently, and thought it was excellent -
The unspoken truth about managing geeks
What else is out ...
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The distributed office, is it viable? [closed]
I've played with the thought of how I would construct my dream company and how one could make it highly attractive to great programmers. If one could employ a few "superstar" programmers instead of ...
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If most of team can't follow the architecture, what do you do?
I'm working on a greenfields project with two other developers. We're all contractors, and myself and one other just started working on the project while the orginal one has been doing most of the ...
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Office arangement - comfort vs. teamwork? [closed]
Our team works in an open-space office. Luckily the cubicles are quite big (L shaped tables for everyone!), there is quite a lot of space so we are not sandwiched. Without going into further detail, ...
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Is Emailing waste of time in Dev Teams
I know its not strictly related to what people ask here but I have to ask this anyway.
Isn't having long conversations/discussions over emails reduce one's productivity. I have joined this new ...
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What to do if a co-worker is editing your code just to change the appearance?
What should you do, if a co-worker is editing your code?
Without the purpose of adding functionality or fixing bugs, just to change how it looks...
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