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Sprint Retrospective #3

Hello Blog! It’s time for my final sprint retrospective for Thea’s Pantry!  For this third and final sprint, we were focusing on closing up issues related to the previous sprint and closing epics. My team was having issues with the automated testing and the test runner docker container. We were all previously working on our…

Sprint Retrospective #2

Hello blog! Sprint 2 has come to an end and it is now round 2 of sprint retrospectives. This sprint was a little different from the first sprint, where our issues were similar amongst the five projects and we all took one project. Instead of one person having to take on all issues for InventoryAPI,…

A Different Road Pattern~

Hello! For the final pattern blog of the semester, I decided to close off with the “A Different Road” pattern from “Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.  This pattern is related to following your own map but straying from the Long Road in the process. As you…

Craft Over Art Pattern~

Hello! Welcome back to the blog. This week I am discussing the Craft Over Art pattern from “Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye. The context of this pattern is that you are being paid to make something to solve a problem for a customer. The problem is…

The Long Road Pattern~

Hello! Welcome back to the blog. Today I’m discussing The Long Road pattern from the book “Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye. The context of this pattern is that our culture values quick rises to fame and holds material values. The problem relating to this pattern is…

Sprint Retrospective #1

Sprint 1 has come to an end, and it’s time for the sprint retrospective. For the first sprint of this semester, I worked on issues for AddInventoryFrontend for the Inventory System. The following are links showing my activity for the project: I have also reviewed a merge request from a teammate in which I checked…

Sustainable Motivations Pattern~

Hello! This week, I read about the Sustainable Motivations apprenticeship pattern from “Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye. The context of the pattern is that while we’re still starting out as an apprentice, we have to explore many different things to expand our skillset. Because of this,…

The Deep End Pattern~

For this week, I wanted to read over and discuss the Deep End pattern from “Apprenticeship Patterns” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.  The Deep End pattern can apply when you’ve only taken safe steps or have only worked with what you’re comfortable with, and you’re starting to feel that where you’re at is hurting…

Retreat Into Competence Pattern~

Greetings! This week, I wanted to kick off with the pattern “Retreat Into Competence” from “Apprenticeship Patterns” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.  Retreat Into Competence relates to scenarios when you realize how little you know or you’re facing a challenge that’s making you reflect back on your knowledge, and you feel overwhelmed. The solution…

Expose Your Ignorance Pattern~

Hello!  For the grand start of my discussion of apprenticeship patterns from “Apprenticeship Patterns” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye, I wanted to begin with the pattern Expose Your Ignorance. Expose Your Ignorance is related to the notion that managers and team members expect you to know what you’re doing. Although you may know most…

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