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01 September 2017
Developing a DevOps Cadence
Weekly team ops meeting The purpose of the weekly ops meeting is to give the whole team a chance to take stock of their operational health. In theory, you... -
19 January 2016
Using Bayes Rule to sort rated items
Everyone knows that you can't order items straightforwardly by star-rating. The main problem is that you don't want something with only one 5 star rating to be ordered above something...
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06 September 2015
The power of assertion checking
I'd like to discuss what to do when you have a module of code that's difficult to test and also low importance to test. These can be tough to...
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11 May 2015
Bootstrap to an MVP (Minimum Visible Product)
There's a lot of talk about the utility of building an MVP, especially for a young company. The idea is that you should build the smallest unit that you...
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10 May 2015
That "clean room" feeling
There's something about devops done well that feels like a neat, organized room. Automating things feels like having a space to put all of your belongings.
Can...
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19 December 2014
When to choose static
I don't think we pause to think about whether we need dynamic pages enough before we decide to build them. Dynamic content, for the purposes of this discussion, requires...
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04 March 2014
When A/B Testing steers you wrong
Anyone who considers herself analytical and data driven can expound at length on why A/B testing is awesome. It's starting to be an accepted premise in many companies that...
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03 January 2014
Paid online marketing: A plan for small businesses
There are a variety of free ways to attract users to your site, but you may still find yourself turning to paid online marketing at some point. For instance,...
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02 January 2014
Email Marketing: Don't lose the customers you've already got
Email marketing gives you the opportunity to communicate with people who've opted-in to hearing your message. These could be former or future customers, depending on how skillful you are...
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01 January 2014
Social Media Marketing: A new part of an online marketing plan for small businesses
Like search engine optimization, social media is a low cost (though much more time intensive) way to gain new customers. In addition, it can help you communicate with people...