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On a new macOS machine, you are basically tricked into installing git along with Xcode [1]. If you do so, you have to download an 8GB package, even if you only want git (which is m…

Scrum defines very little: working in teration, Product Owner, regular checkups. Other than that, there's a lot of space that gives you freedom and choice how to perform the actual…

That might be an unusual situation but actually happened to me. I used to be in a team of two, going to work after one weekend - he's dead.

https://bartoszkrajka.com/ Professional communication in IT is my thing and it's particularly important now, during the pandemic / social distancing / remote work turmoil. Here is …

I've felt it from time to time. The books helped me: in the subject, I recommend "Happy" by Derren Brown and "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Anything related to stoici…

- acting like the ticket is done when it's pushed to code review (not taking review, QA, release, etc. into account). This implies a lot of miscommunication, think daily: "I'll fin…

There _are_ an infinite number of _things_, but which ones are important it's up to you. I will be advocating GTD. It doesn't only give you the framework. Once you're done with the…

In personal life, I find checklist useful to: * not forget small tasks that if piled up, eventually become too big or annoying to tackle (daily budget update, email zero-inbox, bro…

Sure. For me, it's crazy that "how to be a good developer" mostly comes down to "how to be a healthy man"

I've read a few books on the topic recently, here's what works for me (some followed by resources): - going sleep early-ish (before 11 PM) - at least 7 hours of sleep - swimming be…

1. "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg. Gave me a better perspective on how to tackle my bad habits like endless watching YouTube after work, drinking too much coffee etc. 2. "T…

https://nozbe.com/ It's a software built on top of GTD methodology and I love its way of managing TODO lists. First of all, the tasks are grouped by the projects, so you can dive d…

I tried (in order): Evernote, OneNote, Simplenote Although not ideal, I ended up with OneNote. Also for temporary notes, I use Trello (easily accessible from my mobile), but the no…