How to make the most of an UNconference

In a traditional conference, the agenda/program and the speakers are selected weeks or months before the date of the event. There is a C4P months before, aspiring speakers send their proposals and the organization chooses and configures the agenda. Unconferences are...

Te ayudo a presentar

Vienes al AOS2016? Vamos a coincidir quizás en otro open space? Si nunca has presentado una sesión pero tienes algo que te gustaría compartir con la comunidad y te cuesta un poco arrancar y dar el paso, yo me ofrezco a echarte una mano. Te puedo ayudar a preparar el...

A code review is not like watching a football match

In my experience a code review must have a goal. Some common goals are: Telling others how you solved a common problem. Warning others about certain perils (i.e race conditions, coupling…) Asking concrete questions. Implementation or design questions. When you...

Pairing: don’t have to always agree on the plan

So your pair is proposing a route or plan that you don’t agree on. Am talking about a refactoring, a redesign or just the way to test drive the next feature. You have told him your reasons no to agree with him and there is no way to get to an agreement....

Learning with Peter

Last week I was lucky to host my good friend Peter Kofler in his visit to Gran Canaria, where he came to facilitate the Glodal Day of Code Retreat and also to work together a couple of days in our biggest project at the moment. We’ve been working in the same...

XP Team Building

Let the team walk its path Every team walks at its own pace and I haven’t found a way to speed it up myself, I don’t think there is one regardless of whether you are an external coach or a regular member of the team. Trying to push the team will screw up...