alanmackenzie

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   by alanmackenzie 5y ago

   There are preservation systems used by libraries that will continuously do what you're describing: https://www.archivematica.org/en/
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   by alanmackenzie 9y ago

   Work on making people feel safe with the situation before asking for direct feedback. A few examples of how this could be done: Give them more than a few weeks to get comfortable with you and the company culture. Give concrete example
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   by alanmackenzie 9y ago

   Digirati | Software Engineer (PHP) | Glasgow (UK) | Full-Time | Onsite We're a small (45 people) software engineering and UX consultancy with offices in Glasgow and London. We work in a variety of sectors but we've begun to focus
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   by alanmackenzie 10y ago

   I don't have a suggestion for an aggregator but ... I find Harvard Business Review to be my best source of management and leadership article, both the books they publish and the quarterly magazine. Another source I like is Software Lea
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   by alanmackenzie 10y ago

   Make sure your acceptance criteria for the deliverables and definitions of done for each stage in your workflow are explicit. In future design your hiring test filter out candidates who don't understand the bars for quality that you re
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   by alanmackenzie 10y ago

   Theory of constraints. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
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   by alanmackenzie 10y ago

   There's a number of excellent resources suggested in this post by others already so I wont repeat them. One unique thing about becoming a PHP expert is the contempt you'll occasionally run into from others in the technology world.
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   by alanmackenzie 10y ago

   These are all valid points but many organisations are not at the level of maturity where the inputs to the engineering team are of the high quality you're describing. Additionally there's an element of negotiation or dialogue arou
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   by alanmackenzie 13y ago

   As a London based developer for BBCWW who grew up in Glasgow I can tell you this is definitely a good thing, the BBC is far too London centric.
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    by alanmackenzie 13y ago

    Being in a similar situation to you I was grossly confused with Ruby until I ran update-alternatives, then things started to make more sense.
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    by alanmackenzie 13y ago

    Just when you think there's a dearth of good jobs in Scotland you get a nice surprise.
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    by alanmackenzie 13y ago

    Great links.
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    by alanmackenzie 13y ago

    Thanks, that was an incredibly helpful link.
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    Explaining architectural tiers in Drupal | Rob Knight(robknight.org.uk)

    1 points by alanmackenzie 14y ago|0 comments
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    by alanmackenzie 14y ago

    Challenge accepted, thanks for the answers.
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    by alanmackenzie 14y ago

    I would quite happily preorder a copy of your book but there's not enough information to feel comfortable about parting with $39. Is this an ebook or in dead tree format? Do you ship internationally?
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    by alanmackenzie 14y ago

    I would add: Don't release on a Friday.