Books

A comprehensive guide to adding authorization to your Play 2 web applications, using Deadbolt 2.

What do programmers need to know that isn't about writing semicolons in a text editor? This book gives an overview based on the author's experiences in the field.

A modern strategy for systematically optimizing software productivity with a data-driven feedback loop.  By measuring the pain or “friction” in developer experience, we can identify the biggest problems, understand  the causes, and run experiments to systematically learn what works.  It's data-driven software mastery.

Xanpan is… a cross between XP and Kanban… is an example of a roll-your-own method… is team centric Agile... is distilled from Allan Kelly’s own experiences running development teams and then helping multiple teams adopt Agile working methods and practices. Xanpan draws ideas from Kanban and Lean, XP and Scrum, Product Management and Business Analysis, and many other places. Allan tells the Xanpan story through a series of boards which tell the story of different teams. In between he fills in the principles, practices and thinking which together constitutes Xanpan.

Want to get started the right way with Zend Framework 2? This book gives you the best start by focusing on the key information you need to know. From views, controllers, actions, modules, and configuration, to the key patterns which underpin Zend Framework 2. This book gets you off to the right start, with a tight focus on what you need to know, packed with best-practices and hands-on tips.

Do you use Vim? Do you write? Would you like to combine the two to use Vim for writing prose?

Enabling True Continuous Delivery by Reducing Human Bottlenecks