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Sep 07, 2016 work-related

A Good Novel About IT and DevOps

In the novel “The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win”, the protagonist Bill is promoted against his will and must immediately take over, be...

#agile #project-management #devops #review

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Aug 12, 2016 software-engineering

A very good introduction to the best testing framework for the Java platform

In my opinion, the Spock Framework is currently the most convenient testing framework for the Java platform. Since it is built on the Groovy language, it is very expressive.

#tdd #review #jvm

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Jul 28, 2016 work-related

Planning is an Agile Process

In “Agile Estimating and Planning”, Mike Cohn excellently explains the problems associated with project planning and effort estimation and presents “agile estimating and planning” as a solution.

#agile #project-management #review

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Jun 01, 2016 games

'Lag' and how to minimize it

Every multiplayer gamer knows it: “Lag”. When you see an opponent too late or you are certain you hit them a hundred percent, but the game decides otherwise: the culprit...

#review #c++

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May 31, 2016 software-engineering

Reviewer of Introducing Data Science

I bought the book in early access (MEAP) and decided to help as a reviewer.

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Apr 13, 2016 work-related

Good Presentations Make You Look Good

Neal Ford and Nathaniel Schutta have created a video training course for their 2012 book “Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations”.

#review #agile

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Apr 05, 2016 games

Learning to Program Playfully with 'Human Resource Machine'

With the computer game Human Resource Machine, you can learn the basics of low-level programming in a playful way.

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Aug 07, 2015 work-related

How Business Models Are Fun - A Reading Experience

“Business Model Generation” is an excellent introduction to the complex topic of “business models.” The book covers business models, their creation, and further adaptation using the “Business Model Canvas.”

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Jul 06, 2015 big-data

Good Hands-on Introduction to Apache Spark

Anyone who wants to learn the basics of Spark is well-advised to read the book “Learning Spark”. I particularly liked that the book is very practice-oriented and that you can...

#review #distributed #object-functional

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Jun 17, 2015 software-engineering

A very good introduction to Scala

Scala is an important milestone in the fusion of functional and object-oriented programming. This fusion is not yet complete, but rather a “discovery process” that will continue for a few...

#scala #review #jvm #object-functional

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A Good Novel About IT and DevOps

A very good introduction to the best testing framework for the Java platform

Planning is an Agile Process

'Lag' and how to minimize it

Reviewer of Introducing Data Science

Good Presentations Make You Look Good

Learning to Program Playfully with 'Human Resource Machine'

How Business Models Are Fun - A Reading Experience

Good Hands-on Introduction to Apache Spark

A very good introduction to Scala