mwdalrymple

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   by mwdalrymple 6y ago

   I LOVE JIRA. The team that I run has a high level of overhead with the system that we have built and support (just due to the nature of what we do) ans we have constructed a great operations dashboard using Jira. I extensively use Epics, La
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   by mwdalrymple 6y ago

   Lucidchart is amazing - love the simultaneous editing. Its the best thing that I have come across for collaborative whiteboarding. It also has great integration with Confluence.
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   I disagree with that statement. I find that a junior dev is far less jaded by the work world and will often develop a loyalty and dedicate to the team (if it is a good environment) that a sr. Dev wouldn't. Once your are 5 to 10 years i
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   I would consider soliciting a formal mentor here on hackernews. Hacking on a open source project together would be a way to recieve that help in a remote fashion. Sounds like there should be a thread to match mentors and mentees here on hac
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   I agree with what you are saying in that it needs to be called out that time needs to be specifically set aside in agile / sprint planning for mentoring. My manager understood this and I was allocated at least a day sprint to just &#x
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   My wife works at McMaster. Lots of great research happening there.
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   But are these little businesses on the books contributing tax revenue?
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   by mwdalrymple 9y ago

   The LCBO is a good employer for stupid people. Those salaries go right back into the economy. These unionized jobs also come with a great pension providing retirement security. I am quite happy with this. The government privatizing things