Listen to what your mentee has to say. This is the most important role a mentor can play. https://t.co/u45EzGRx4T

Dependencies are things which should be avoided, unless there is good reason for them.

nobody might be interested in an event, but somebody should be interested in a command, because it has to be handled somehow

events tell you that something has happened, while a command tells you that something needs to happen

Men had to grieve quickly and deeply, then get back to their tasks of providing and protecting for their family and community.

When men don’t perform well, they tend to isolate themselves… While this tactic may be fine for the very short term, it is destructive in the middle and long term.

We value Valor over victory.

feedback (the F-word!!)

“We want to make functional changes that deliver value while bringing more of the system under test.” Excerpt From: Michael C. Feathers. “Working Effectively with Legacy Code”. Apple Books.

“When we change code, we should have tests in place. To put tests in place, we often have to change code.”

“Unit tests fill in gaps that larger tests can’t.”

seniority level correlates with level of burnout: `medium well`, `well`, `medium rare`

Don't test business logic with integration testing. That's what unit tests are for.

“I’ve found the phrase “Look, I’m an asshole” to be an amazingly effective way to make problems go away.”

“Sun Tzu called “the supreme art of war”: to subdue the enemy without fighting”

“Emotions were just an obstacle to a good outcome, they said. “Separate the people from the problem” ”

Is this something most people like me would say no to? If the answer is yes, I often push myself to consider it a bit more and come up with good reasons why not do it.

Can I meet interesting people by doing this activity?

Have I done this before? If not, can I learn something if I do it?

"Story point estimates where every team in the company makes one point equal to one day. That's just estimating."