Tag: analogies

All the articles with the tag "analogies".

• The Quadrant Test

  Published:Jul 4, 2023 |  at 02:22 AM

  A simple but effective framework for making difficult career decisions, based on evaluating best and worst case scenarios in both short and long term.

• The Princess and the Pea

  Published:Nov 8, 2019 |  at 05:35 PM

  A discussion of how to be sensitive to pain

• Don't Just Bake Me a Cake

  Published:Mar 16, 2019 |  at 10:35 AM

  In design, it can be frustrating to receive a cake - a finished product that can't change. Instead, I find it more effective to include examples of the forks in the road and alternatives.

• The Two Trains and Other Refactoring Analogies

  Published:Sep 12, 2016 |  at 09:18 PM

  Legacy code can be intimidating for software developers. It can be difficult to change and work with, and may not have any tests. Here's how we can address it with a two-step process.

• Two Trains Talk

  Published:Aug 29, 2016 |  at 03:54 PM

  A talk about the dangers of technical debt