Zen of Python
The Zen of Python is a collection of 19 “guiding principles” for writing computer programs that influence the design of the Python programming language. Software engineer Tim Peters wrote this set of principles and posted it on the Python mailing list in 1999. Peters’s list left a 20th principle “for Guido to fill in,” referring […]
Onion architecture with stereotypes by Alain Sahli
The onion architecture is not as well known as the 3-tier architecture but is gaining a lot of attention during the microservices era. It structures your software so that it is easy to change technologies without impacting business logic. Coupled with DDD principles it offers a powerful way to build a clean and maintainable architecture. […]
Consider the Development Feedback Loop
Imagine you’re a potter making your bowls on a wheel in your studio. Now imagine that your craft has a different workflow: you make bowls by writing scripts executed by a bowl-making machine on the other side of the world without your participation. That’s the difference between a tightly coupled craft (your hands on the […]
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Navmesh: A Pathfinding Tool for Python
A navigation mesh, or Navmesh, is an abstract data structure used in artificial intelligence applications to aid agents in pathfinding through complicated spaces. This approach has been known since at least the mid-1980s in robotics, where it has been called a meadow map, and was popularized in video game AI in 2000. A navigation mesh […]
Navigating the World of AWS Cloud Databases
Modernize your data infrastructure with fully managed, purpose-built databases Choose the right purpose-built engine. Use case-driven, highly scalable, distributed applications suited to your specific needs. AWS offers 15+ purpose-built engines to support diverse data models, including relational, key-value, document, in-memory, graph, time series, wide column, and ledger databases. Achieve performance at scale. Start small and […]
How Scrum Artifacts Drive Team Collaboration
What agile scrum artifacts are, and how can they help during your product development? Artifacts in Agile Scrum are information used by a scrum team and stakeholders to detail the product being developed, the actions taken to produce it, and the actions performed during the project. The agile scrum artifacts include the product backlog, sprint […]
Understanding the three “C”s of Agile User Stories
A simple introduction to the lifecycle of user stories in agile development… The “three Cs” model is a way to understand the lifecycle of user stories in software development—the three Cs stand for Card, Conversation, and Confirmation. The First C The Card is a placeholder for a conversation and a commitment that the team will […]
Five 5-Minute Team-Building Activities for Remote Teams
Fostering a sense of camaraderie and team spirit with fun and easy team-building activities helps boost morale, create social bonds between teammates, and make employees feel valued and respected as people, not just workers. Remote work has its disadvantages, such as the challenge of virtual team building and maintaining company culture. Fostering a sense of […]