It refers to the group of people (software developers, testers, project managers, product owners, etc.) who are working on the same project or company. However, usually it refers to a team of software developers.
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How to keep a team well-trained?
I'm currently mentoring a small team of 4 junior dev in small software company. They are very smart and often achieve their tasks with a high-quality job but I'm sure they still can do better - ...
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Is it necessary to discuss database changes
I am working on a project with a team of 4-5 people. Is it necessary to discuss the database changes with the team before implementing? I am working on the database api's.
Is it better to discuss ...
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Do you have any teamguidelines regarding exceptions?
My team recently inherited a project from a team where the amount of developers dropped so low they had to offload some work. One of the projects we inherited was a project littered with nested code, ...
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Release cycle as a game
I thinking about how increase developer's commitment to release and create release cycle as a game for more fun in office.
Current suggestions
Building tower from bricks
Climbing on some ...
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What is the role of an Information Architect?
I've heard this term bandied about, especially in reference to web development, but I'm having trouble getting a clear understanding of what an Information Architect actually does.
Any ideas what ...
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Conflict resolution between programmers
Sometimes, maybe during a code review or a design meeting arguments can get heated and it's easy to insult someone unintentionally. These things can in turn create a tense atmosphere in the workplace ...
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What must be done to allow a development team to minimize difficulties as new team members are added?
I work at a small Web Dev firm, and have been handling all the PHP/MySQL/etc. for a while. I'm looking at improving our practices to allow for easier collaboration as we grow. Some things I have in ...
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At what stage of an Open Source project should you invite contributions from the community?
I've been wondering about getting contributions to a new open source product my team will be developing. There's encouragement for us to get as much support from the wider community as we're able, ...
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How to handle conflicts between developers in your team?
This is happening in every team.
For some reasons, a conflicts arise in the team and they affect the overall motivation and productivity.
What is your recommended approach to solve that common ...
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Useful Scripts for CM?
I'll be forming a remote team, and I want to be able to use scripts (or something) to make sure that people's code is checked in every night. I currently use some BASH scripts that are kindof wonky ...
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Real-time collaborative text editing (ie gdocs) - is it a viable software development tool?
"Google Docs" allows for real-time, collaborative document editing. Multiple document viewers are able to simultaneously read and change a document's content so that one user's updates are instantly ...
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Developing a team of programmers
So, I have a web application that I need to build. The application will be done in a LAMP environment. I'm being given the resources to bring in 2 other programmers to work on my team. I have team ...
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how do I form a team which is remote?
I've got a bit of a challenge. While I'm not "in charge" I'm certainly lead developer on a project and my team will be scattered to high heaven.
I've got someone who works on Fridays only, and ...
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How effectively “sell” a good design in large meetings
Many times I have witnessed a sad tragedy. Here's what happens:
A team design review for a new project.
I see a simple design that has quite a few holes.
I casually mention the holes and ways to ...
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Advice for solo programmer whose team will expand in 2011
For 4 years now, I've been the solo developer for a small company. We have a handful of well establish products in a niche industry. We will be hiring 1-2 developers soon, and that will drastically ...
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If you could implement one change in a development team, what would it be? [closed]
The goal is to compile a list of best practices for a development team. This can be anything from management techniques to software that make the team more productive.
Please keep one suggestion per ...
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Leading an offshore team
I'm in a position where I am leading two teams of 4. Both teams are located in India. I am on the west coast of the U.S.
I'm finding leading remote teams challenging: First, their command of the ...
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What makes a successful development team?
What are the signs of a successful development team? What qualities does a team of developers need to possess in order to be successful?
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What should we do to make Morning Standup meetting better and effective
Well , Here in my Office, we made it a practice to come before 9 AM (in any condition as decided by Management) and start with a Standup Meeting. Here we start with Discusiing with issues of previous ...
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Advice/guidelines for managing a distributed development team
What are some strategies, methodologies and best-practices for managing a distributed team?
What can be done to encourage and enforce communication between the various team members?
Is it possible ...
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What to do when you're forced to code under bad coding (design) standards
This isn't about the typical naming conventions, where to place your comments, should we use regions, etc. This is about a coding standard that discusses specifics on how a programmer should design ...
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Creating a platform agnostic development team hegemony
I work at a company where we have a lot of different skillsets in the development team.
We do all of the following (generally geared towards web):
.NET (MVC, Umbraco, ASP.NET, Surface)
Java ...
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Which web site gives the most accurate indication of a programmer's capabilities?
If you were hiring programmers, and could choose between one of (say) the top 100 coders on topcoder.com, or one of the top 100 on stackoverflow.com, which would you choose?
At least to me, it would ...
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Have you tried programming via Collaborative Text Editing? [duplicate]
Lately I've been experimenting with using a collaborative text editor (or plugin such as NppNetNote for Notepad++) for two or more partners to edit source code. I've been met with unexpected success, ...
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How to deal with programming projects that fail?
It's not uncommon for projects to fail.
As a programmer, how do you deal with projects that fail?
Some definitions of failure:
Misses deadline.
Code and functionality does not do what it's ...
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Should programmers help testers in designing tests?
How much should programmers help testers in designing tests?
I don't think they should help at all. My worry is that if they help testers in designing tests for their own code, they'll 'infect' ...
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Do you want to work alone or in a team? [closed]
If you can choose whether to work on a project alone or in a team, what would be your choice and why? And if you want to work in a team, what is the ideal team size?
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How important are code formatting guidelines?
Coding standards are common in any software development organization, but how important are they to follow? I can understand the need for some consistency, but when dealing with simple things like ...
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What traits do the best testers you've worked with have in common?
Tester and blogger Lanette Creamer recently posted this question on Twitter:
If you are a professional software developer who works with testers, think of the best testers you know. What traits do ...
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What is the ideal mix of senior to junior developers on a team?
On any team, you are going to have the need for more grizzled and grey developers and some young pups. Some reasons include:
Money. There are often tasks that don't require the same level of ...
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What are some good office-layout guidelines for a small development team? [closed]
Our office is moving soon and we have the opportunity to redesign our office space. We have five developers and a couple of testers, working with a project manager, and a business analyst.
I'd like ...
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Should we move programmers between rooms to group them by project they're involved in?
Assume that a company runs several projects simultaneously. When a project reaches certain state (is completed, beta is shipped, etc) some people move to the other projects, then to the other, ad ...
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Which (programming) specialities are needed in a good web development team?
At first glance, I'd say a good programming team needs to understand the following matters:
The details of the core language / framework
HTML, (asynchronous) javascript
SQL / data model
Usability / ...
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How to develop a career path for programmers in a small company?
I am working in a small software company, which has grown from 4 to just over 50 employees (1 to 12 developers respectively) in the last 4 years with me being the lead developer/manager of the ...
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What do I do when my team leader is breaking my database schema with a release coming up?
My team leader has this terrible habit of mucking with the database schema, and making changes that would cause severe breakage on the code base (without really consulting me on how the changes would ...
