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The Difference between Plans and PlanningAs former president Dwight Eisenhower said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." The fact that plans may have to change does not mean planning is a waste of time. In projects, it's always valuable to consider budgeting, resources, and timelines. | 
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Are You Doing the Important Work, or Do You Just Think You Are?“Playing work” is when we do activities that look like work—they may even feel like work—but deep down, we know we aren’t being productive. These diversions are dangerous because they don't actually generate value and distract you from real work. Have you fallen victim to any of these deceptive time-wasters? | 
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Google’s Open Source Santa Tracker Ready for Liftoff Would you like to update your holiday traditions with one that’s actually pretty simple and fun? Google's Santa Tracker lets you follow Santa and his sled around the world with Google Maps when he takes off on December 24, via desktop web, mobile web, Android app, Android TV app, and Chromecast. |
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Why You Should Build Your Software How Boeing Builds Planes Instead of building each individual part of a piece of software, putting it all together, and testing it to see the results, maybe we should look to how planes are assembled. By testing each aspect of the product in isolation first, problems are discovered earlier and software can be delivered faster. |
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Reviving the Master Test Plan in the Age of AgileIn the competitive environment of delivering software more quickly, many teams have abandoned detailed test plans. Michael Sowers argues for bringing back the overarching master test plan—not to have more documentation, but for the questions, creative test designs, and critical thinking the planning brings. | 
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Give Yourself a Boost with Laughter—whether Real or Not So MuchLaughter has health benefits similar to a workout, including increased heart rate, stretched muscles, improved blood flow, and enhanced respiration. What’s really interesting, though, is that faking laughter can cause your body to respond as though the laughter is real, thereby gaining similar benefits. |
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Investigating Interface Architecture in Legacy SystemsProgrammers working with legacy systems often seek to understand how the program is designed, but that's not enough. When trying to understand legacy systems, special care must be taken to also explore, identify, and take inventory of interfaces, which can be integral to the entire system architecture. | 
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The Changing Role of Testing in DevOpsTesting is just as important as ever, but with DevOps, who does the testing and how it is done are changing. Testing has become the responsibility of everyone along the software development lifecycle, and automation is key to success. Learn how testers should elevate their skills and shift their QA mindsets. | 
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