In my last post I mentioned a common controversy linked with story points. Common wisdom asserts that they shouldn’t be used to represent time, but this is on over-simplification which inhibits good estimation.
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SirTrevorJS: King of the WYSIWYGs
A lot of our projects include some sort of manageable content, whether it be landing pages, blog postings or news articles, so it’s important for us to be able to provide our clients with an interface that allows them to easily create content that looks great.
Spree vs Magento
There has been so much written about how Spree stacks up against Magento over the last few years that it’d be easy dismiss another article out of hand.
Getting things ‘Done Done’
One of the areas we focus on is how to ensure user stories are ‘done done’.
Data Structures at the heart of your system
You should always prefer to create complex data structures over complex program logic. In fact, making complex data structures that are intelligent will eliminate the need for complex program logic. This will lead to a more robust system that’s easier to reason about and has less code to maintain.
Building a Product in a Day
A couple of weeks ago we had our first ever Made Hackathon day, where we built a product—based on an existing idea—from scratch, and had it launched by 5pm. It was great fun, and very rewarding for the whole team.
An Argument for Immutable Class Design
If you write code you write bugs. It is a fact of life as a developer. The more code you write, the more complicated it gets and the more likely it will contain bugs. Consider this logic:
Made appointed to redevelop CDP online platforms
We’re pleased to have been appointed to redevelop the online platforms for CDP.
Busting Agile Myths: Story Points
Of all the tools in the Agile developer’s toolbox, the most often misunderstood is the Story Point. Some people will tell you a story point is a measure of time, others will emphatically argue that a Story Point measures complexity, difficulty or effort (anything except time!). I’ll tackle that particular can of worms in a future post, first I want to outline what Story Points are, and why they are useful.
Why companies are choosing Spree Commerce to power their online storefronts
As Spree Commerce gains popularity, more and more companies are enlisting it to power their eCommerce offering. At Made we recommend Spree because of how well it scales, its flexibility, and the benefits it offers over paid solutions and other open source platforms.
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