Mark Pearl

June, 2017

Estimate Notes

When you have a real “deadline” or target date

10 Easy Steps to understanding SQL

FROM generates the data set WHERE filters the generated data set GROUP BY aggregates the filtered data set HAVING filters the aggregated data set SELECT transforms the filters aggregated data set ORDER BY sorts the transformed data set LIMIT .. OFFSET frames the sorted data set

May, 2017

Six things to do as a leader

Smile Often. Laugh with your team. Model Vulnerability. If we you are asking your team to talk about times they have felt in the dark, nervous, concerned, etc., you need to be willing to do the same. Circulate, spend time with different people in your team Remain Calm at All...

Lego Game Notes

First 2 minutes team tries to understand from the customer what they would like to have in their city

Jedi Academy

The Jedi Academy is a supporting structure to provide increase graduates knowledge in being a professional software developer. Jedi academy will meet every two weeks to focus on a a fundamental area of development.

The Graduate Program

We believe to have a successful graduate program you need the following:

The puzzle solver

In a parallel world there is a job where people get paid to solve puzzles - now, when I say puzzles I mean the real puzzles with puzzle pieces you have to put together to make a picture. In this world there are all sorts of puzzles; some puzzles are...

Cognitive dissonance theory

Cognitive dissonance theory shows us that when our behavior doesn’t match our intentions, we feel discomfort. For example, a smoker might understand the health problems associated with smoking, yet may not choose to enter a program to help them quit smoking. When they become aware that their behavior (smoking) doesn’t...

April, 2017

Slicing Tic Tac Toe for beginners

When starting out with people learning software development I recommend a set of resources to get them started. Usually these are Code Kata’s and lanuage fundamentals with some reading.

Satir Change Model

The Satir Change Model, created by Virginia Satir, depicts personal and organizational change as five stages: Late Status Quo Resistance Chaos Integration New Status Quo

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