Articles tagged 'eden'
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Tracking Project Emotions Using MercuryApp
I’ve been trying out MercuryApp as a way to track how I’m feeling about a project we’ve just started. I’m tracking once a day, usually at about 4pm.
We try to run regular retrospectives on our projects, this gives us a chance to reflect on how the project is going. We often include a segment where...
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Fixing "There was a problem with the editor 'vi'" for Git on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
I have had an annoying problem with git and vi. I like to use vim to edit my commit messages, but I’ve been hit with this annoying message every time I write the message and quit vim.
error: There was a problem with the editor 'vi'After a little bit of digging I found that this message is shown...
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Why I think you should go to a code retreat
Last Saturday I went along to the UK leg of Corey Haines Code Retreat tour. Apart from the early start it was a really interesting day, and I really enjoyed the chance to pair with lots of new people.
The day was pretty tiring, pairing is always an intense experience, but I definitely learnt quite...
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Exploring Harmony for javascript BDD with RSpec
We try to BDD all of our production code, but the one area we always seem to struggle with is our javascript. There are various test/spec frameworks for javascript, but we’ve never quite found one we’ve been totally happy with.
There’s been a fair amount of interest lately in a new ruby gem which...
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Remote pairing with GNU Screen and Vim
All the recent #uksnow has left the Eden studio a little deserted. With several of us having longish drives in to the office, we’ve been forced to get much better at remote pairing.
In the past we’ve used iChat screen sharing in the office for pairing on laptops, but with two people both at the end...
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A Model for Life
Its nearly two weeks since Todd gave me my first apprenticeship task:
Read more…Assignment: To logically model an individual’s life from the perspective of a parent instructing their child guidelines on how to make decisions to maximize happiness.
Requirements: Your model of a “Life” can be as extensive...