INTERVIEWS
What are the Dysfunctions of Scrum?
In this video, Gerard Beckerleg – Solution Architect at SSW – is asked by Adam Cogan what he thinks are the various dysfunctions developers have when they use Scrum. Gerard gives his 3 top pain points he sees for developers using the Scrum methodology: Teams taking on extra tasks mid-sprint (given by the Product Owner)…
Great new features in SharePoint 2013 – Replication, gamification + more with Michael Doyle
Adam Cogan sat down with Michael Doyle – SharePoint Architect at Waggener Edstrom (Microsft’s PR company) – to talk about SharePoint 2013. Michael talks about SharePoint 2010 and 2013 replication: How it works well when it is just a simple list with records and videos synchronizing between India and the USA. How he makes the…
Fast Search, Gamification and other cool new features in SharePoint 2013 with Aaron Saikovski
Book Adam Now Adam Cogan sat down with Aaron Saikovski of Microsoft Australia to talk about SharePoint 2013 Aaron Saikovski of Microsoft Australia shares some great tips and best practices in this video. But to start the interview, Aaron shared some of his pain-points of SharePoint 2010, which included: Custom code Fast search – in…
Why You Should Use Elcom CMS with Anthony Milner
Book Adam Now In Part A of the interview, Adam Cogan sits down with Elcom’s Anthony Milner to ask “What are the important things to look for in a CMS?” In Part B, Adam takes the controls and does a product exploration of the Elcom CMS package. You will see: 1. [01:48] Creating a…
Visual Studio 2012 – is it worth the dollars?
Book Adam Now All the way from Texas, Chris Menegay – an IT Specialist and Entrepreneur (currently working at Microsoft) – sits down with Adam Cogan to talk about Visual Studio 2012; specifically on whether Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate is worth the extra dollars. In this interview, they talk about: Chris’s job at Microsoft as…
Enabling Continuous Value Delivery in TFS 2012 with Justin Marks
Book Adam Now 8 minutes. (Short Version or scroll down to see the Long Version) Adam Cogan sits down with Visual Studio Program Manager Justin Marks to discuss: The concept of Continuous Value Delivery Testing Defining the Project – Value Definition and Ideation (a new American word something to do with Ideas and Creation) Delivering…
Why C++ is Better Than C# with Kate Gregory
Kate Gregory explains in language that a C# guy can understand, what is cool about C++ She then explains: Templates vs Generics Libraries C++ AMP C# Bottlenecks/Pitfalls Unit Testing – Testing code with code Bad Habits with Clients Visual Studio Writing for iPhones/iPads Show Notes Learn more from Kate about the C++ language: bit.ly/kate_pluralsight C++…
How to Improve Your Architecture and Code Reviews with Marcel De Vries and Terje Sandstrom
Adam Cogan sits down with Marcel de Vries and Terje Sandstrom to breakdown the Software Development process.
Walking the Turtle: An In-Depth Look at Pyxis and ‘Urban Turtle’
Adam Cogan interviews Dominic Danis from Pyxis, a software consulting firm based in Montreal. Pyxis is a fascinating company. Based on a mantra of ‘it’s all about the people’, we see in this video how Dominic and his colleagues strive to always provide the best workplace conditions for their employees. It’s easy to see how…