Evaluating Data and Exception Driven Workflows in UI Design New year, new start. January brings news of resolutions into our conversations and social media feeds. Brought on by last years triumphs and tribulations, we use data to inform how we should improve in the upcoming year. Deriving meaning from the events of the prior year ifContinue reading “The Seeker”
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Grand Designs
Challenges Integrating Design Thinking and Agile Development Practices Have you ever seen rabbits in the clouds? Or perhaps a face in the flames? Psychology dictates that in our constant search for patterns, humans look for context and meaning in the most insignificant of constructs. There is an element of order in building software. Design andContinue reading “Grand Designs”
Space Oddity
The Importance of Breathing Space in Software Development Writing code is a pretty thought intensive activity. Breaking down the individual steps, reviewing API documentation, testing and debugging as you go. We switch between some pretty intensive tasks. The satisfaction when the problem is solved is indeed thrilling. Any factors that impede these steps will preventContinue reading “Space Oddity”
Start Me Up
Managing The Pitfalls of Persistent Testing Environments Despite living over two hundred miles from my immediate family, I have always been called upon as dedicated tech support when gadgets go wrong. I can regale many stories of fixing PCs, printers and mobiles on family visits or over phone calls. The age old strategy of switchContinue reading “Start Me Up”
Bad Reputation
How Poor Leadership Taints Software Development Practices Everything evolves. Technology is a common example of the ongoing digital revolution, with new frameworks and languages appearing at a constant pace. The field of how we engineer software is also changing, with new practices and techniques being defined every few weeks. Agile has existed in name formContinue reading “Bad Reputation”
Beyond the Great Divide
Encouraging Developers to Cross Platform Divides
All the Small Things
The Importance of Perks in Developer Workspaces
A Design For Life
Pursuing User Experience Agility
Cherry Blossom Girl
Part Four of My Japanese Adventure I’ve never been the best at maintaining that elusive work-life balance. I certainly have enjoyed blogging about my recent Agile and UX experiences over the past few months. Nevertheless, I’m only human after all. Therefore once in a while I need to take a break. I’m currently embarking onContinue reading “Cherry Blossom Girl”
Island Girl
Part Three of My Japanese Adventure Those who know me are fully aware that I’m not the best at maintaining a good work life balance. I have nurtured a love of writing about my Agile and UX experiences over the past few months. It has never felt like work. Yet some would argue I haveContinue reading “Island Girl”
Carly Richmond 