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What is the ‘Daily Scrum’? – Scrum Guide
The ‘Daily Scrum’ definition from the 2013 Scrum Guide in cartoon form. (from the 2013 Scrum Guide) Daily Scrum The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team to synchronize activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours. This is done by inspecting the work since the last Daily Scrum…
Read MoreTwitter Bootstrap & ASP.NET MVC – Intro / Quickstart with Ben Cull
See our Rules to Better UI (Bootstrap). If you open Visual Studio 2013 and click File > New Project > ASP.NET MVC, you will notice that Twitter Bootstrap is now built in to the program. In this video, Ben Cull walks us through what that means, how it impacts your development experience and how to…
Read MoreTop 10+ Rules to Better Email with Ulysses Maclaren
SSW General Manager Ulysses Maclaren walks us through the 5 best ways to increase your efficiency when it comes to email communication. For more info see all the SSW’s Rules to Better Email mentioned in this video: 1. Dones – Do you use email for tasks only – not communication? 2. Dones – Do you…
Read MoreWhat is a ‘Scrum Master’? – Scrum Guide
We’ve converted the ‘Scrum Master’ definition from the 2013 Scrum Guide into cartoon form to illustrate the role of a Scrum Master in a Scrum team. (from the 2013 Scrum Guide) The Scrum Master The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted. Scrum Masters do this by ensuring that the Scrum…
Read MoreWhat is a ‘Product Owner’? – Scrum Guide
We’ve converted the ‘Product Owner’ definition from the 2013 Scrum Guide into cartoon form to illustrate the role of a Product Owner in a Scrum team. (from the 2013 Scrum Guide) The Product Owner The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team. How this…
Read MoreHow To Use Microsoft Lync 2013, Integrated with a VOIP Phone System with Brooke Rooney
SSW’s own Brooke Rooney walks us through the ins and outs of using Microsoft Lync 2013 when integrated with an office VOIP phone system.
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons Why You Should Never Use Web Forms Again
Find out in less than 4 minutes the Top 5 Reasons to ditch Web Forms and move over to MVC already! #1: Testability– MVC provides true separation of concerns, and makes it easy to test the whole application from Unit Tests to Coded UI Tests. #2: Instant Pages – Get your admin pages up and…
Read MoreRedGate SQL Compare Demo with Adam Stephensen
Adam Stephensen discusses: The ins and outs of RedGate SQL Compare and how to use it effectively. If you need a hand generating your change scripts, watch this video to see how Redgate SQL Compare allows you to analyse two databases, determine the differences and then easily script the changes.
Read MoreSQL Deploy Demo with Adam Stephensen
SSW’s Adam Stephensen demonstrates the features of SSW SQL Deploy
Adam Stephensen is a senior developer at SSW with a decade of experience performing needs analysis, designing and building scalable, database-driven, distributed enterprise solutions incorporating web and windows interfaces.
Read MoreHow To Use CoffeeScript + SASS + LESS in Visual Studio 2010 with Eric Phan
Eric Phan gives us a quick peek into CoffeeScript, SaSS and LESS and how they can help you create simple, maintainable javascript and CSS assets for your web application.
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