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DPL Reading List – March 24, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Why Innovators Should Study the Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire – “Entrepreneurs and innovators resist “success as usual” syndrome, exploring emerging technologies and new business models. They try to keep the big picture in mind and are wary of…
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We Are All Michael Scott
“This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell out of here.” Michael Scott was the lead character of The Office. He wasn’t a particularly mean towards most of his employees (except for Toby), but he is maybe the most cringe-worthy character in all of TV history. Why was does he…
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DPL Reading List – March 17, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The many ways design adds business value (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Using generative research and deep customer understanding, businesses can generate new revenue streams. This same understanding combined with UX design, prototyping, and iterative development can…
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Subtle Differences Using jQuery Event Handlers
At first glance, these event handlers look almost the same. You probably won’t even find a functional difference in most cases. But trust me, they are hours apart in functionality. $(“#order-details tr”).on(‘click’, function(evt) {/*do something*/}); VS $(“#order-details”).on(‘click’, ‘tr’, function(evt) {/*do something*/}); Let me tell you my story. I was working on a large project with…
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DPL Reading List – March 10, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Execution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “However hard it is to devise a smart strategy, it’s ten times harder to get people to execute on that strategy. And a…
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Don’t Panic Labs Offers First Software Design and Development Clinic
Don’t Panic Labs recently wrapped up their first Software Design and Development Clinic at their offices. The week-long course is designed to start transforming experienced developers into software engineers capable of managing complex software systems. It was led by Don’t Panic Labs employees Doug Durham, who also serves as company CTO, and software architect Chad…
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An Innovator’s Reading List
Two years ago, I suggested a series of books helpful to innovators in both startups and corporate settings. Since that time, I’ve continued to see a flood of recommended reading lists (many with great recommended books) focused on the innovation process. It occurred to me this last week that many of these lists, including mine,…
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DPL Reading List – March 3, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Penny Pinching in the Cloud: Running and Managing LOTS of Web Apps on a single Azure App Service – “Remember that you can fit as many web applications as memory and CPU will into an Azure App Service Plan. An “App…
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Using Agents to Monitor Code Coverage in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)
A few months back we moved to running a local agent with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) so we didn’t have to worry about the number of minutes we were using each month for our build processes. We had a build server for TeamCity that was sitting idle most of the time, so we installed…
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DPL Reading List – February 24, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How to Communicate Errors Well (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “The more complex the software is, the more often we have to say “sorry” to our users. This means that it’s not enough to think only about…
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