Posts Tagged ‘Adam Cogan’
Is Github the best Content Management System (CMS)?
Adam Cogan – SSW Chief Architect and Microsoft Regional Director – explains: 1. What a Pull Request is 2. That Markdown is better than html/css for web content 3. Why Github should be the database of content websites (like a CMS) 4. Github.com/sswconsulting/SSW.People is a great example
Read MoreClean Testing: Clean Architecture with .NET Core | Jason Taylor
All developers should be writing automated tests. In fact modern developers should be doing Clean Testing. Systems that adhere to the principles of Clean Architecture are independent of UIs, databases, frameworks, and other external concerns. As a result, the domain and business logic, the most important parts of the system, are completely isolated from external…
Read MorePreparing for COVID-19 and WFH: Tips, Tricks, & Strategies for the Tech World | Adam Cogan
More commonly known as the Coronavirus, the outbreak has meant many businesses have had to instigate a ‘work from home’ policy to ensure the health and well being of their employees. This presents a number of challenges for both the employer and employee. In this presentation – the first online-only session delivered by SSW –…
Read MoreDesign Ops – How Developers and Designers can build things together faster | Tech Tips @ NDC Sydney
Adam Cogan interviews Kristy Sachse on how Designers and Developers can work together to get ideas into their customer’s hands as quickly as possible, so that they can be used, measured and improved. They look at a few ways teams can collaborate in the early phase of development through to prototyping and then delivery. They…
Read MoreBuilding Trust in Teams – 2 Role Play Examples | Tech Tips @ NDC Sydney
SSW’s Chief Architect and Microsoft Regional Director Adam Cogan interviews Richard Campbell of DotNet Rocks! fame all on building trust in teams. They use 2 real life role play examples – one in person confrontation and then another but through email. They discuss: – Daniel Pink’s book ‘Drive’ which features his framework: ‘Autonomy, Mastery and…
Read MorePragmatic DevOps | Tech Tips NDC Sydney 2019
Pragmatic DevOps It’s easy to feel like DevOps is too hard to implement because the theory is hard to apply in their company. Rather than give up, it’s important to be pragmatic and try to solve the problems. To do this effectively, you need the theory. With books like The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn…
Read MoreSuccessful developers do more than just write code
It takes more to be a great coder than you might think! Check out this video from NDC Sydney featuring Adam Cogan, Michael Smedley and Matt Goldman on the importance of teamwork and good communication in software development. Learn about SSW’s new mobile app and how it connects us with the software development community.
Read MoreRisky attempt to move a big motorbike up some stairs…It seemed like a good idea
SSW hires Airtasker guys in an unlikely attempt to move Adam Cogan’s crashed Honda VTX 1800C up a set of stairs. Many thanks to Ride-On-Pizzeria! Read more about Adam Cogan’s crazy motorbike crash on his blog: Motorbike accident
Read MoreChinafy your apps + Lessons you can steal from China | Adam Cogan
Adam Cogan will talk about his experience getting applications ready for the Chinese market. About the presenter: Adam Cogan is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom .NET, SharePoint, Business Intelligence, and CRM solutions. Certified Scrum Trainer with scrum.org, Adam trains developers in Australia, the US, UK and Europe,…
Read MoreLeadership for the Reluctant Leader | David Neal & Adam Cogan – an AMA! from NDC Sydney 2018
NDC returned to Sydney this year and SSW TV was there alongside .NET Rocks! to catch all of the action with our Ask Me Anything! sessions. As usual there were a host of top industry pros talking about various subjects related to software development. This year, SSW TV worked alongside .NET Rocks! to run an…
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