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How to protect yourself as DevLead from political management games [closed]
As a developer/DevLead you've got your focus on developing software and you may be quite good in it.
Developers are, however, in my observation often not so good at playing political games.
This ...
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What is the best way to prove that in-code documentation is greater than extensive external documentation?
What is the best way to prove to my boss that in code documentation is greater than extensive external documents containing documentation and screenshots of code/ui?
We have a group in the company ...
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What is a good non-technical example of a cumulative error?
I'm working on a report which needs to explain in non-technical terms the effects of a cumulative error, and why it is of importance to use absolute calculations.
Definition of 'cumulative error' ...
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Why bother differentiating between functional and nonfunctional requirements?
I understand the difference between the two, but I get questioned by my colleagues of the benefit of labeling requirements as functional or nonfunctional (or transitional). Why bother to do so? He ...
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Should documentation be a company policy or every programmer's responsibility?
I have been struggling lately with the whole subject of documentation at my current position. I am at a point in my programming career in which I feel I have just been birthed into the whole world of ...
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Project Proposal templates/requirements [closed]
When drafting a project proposal, do you use any standard template?
What features/information should be included? What is nice to have included? What sort of boiler plate information should I shove ...
