Five for Friday – November 9, 2018

Well, that

  • First is that I love it when people share music with me. One of my team members introduced me to mouse on the keys, and I am enjoying their music so far. One of my favorites is ‘spectres de mouse‘ (Spotify link)
  • The New York Times built a nice visualization of election results – quick and simple and tells a story – all good attributes of data viz
  • I will save a link to this infographic on Scrum vs Kanban. It highlights the pros and cons of each (ftr, I have a strong preference for Kanban). The cons list remind me that no matter what model you choose if you fail to follow the principles of the model, it’s probably not going to work for you.
  • I’ve taught a lot of developers how to write better tests. This article on why good developers write bad unit tests reminds me of a lot of that coaching
  • I saw Bohemian Rahpsody last weekend, and you should go see it too. As a long-time Queen fan, I admit I had a bit of a hard time with the movie’s subtle and fictional strays from the history of the band, but the story and acting were fantastic

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