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26th Jul

How (or Whether) to Measure Software Development Productivity

Ania / July 26, 2016 / Shore Labs

If the overall point of taking an Agile approach to software development is to do it better and faster, then finding an efficient and easy way of measuring it has got to be crucial, right? What are the popular choices out there? Do they work and if not - why? While it’s perfectly logical to want to come up with a system of measuring the productivity of your workforce, there are a few things we’d encourage you to not do in expectation of productivity increase.

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27th Jan

How to Hire a Great Programmer?

Ania / January 27, 2016 / Shore Labs

In times of diverse and widespread self-promotion and self-presentation techniques, it’s not as easy as it seems to know if you’re hiring great or mediocre programmers. The standard thing to do is see examples of previous work and ask for references. What we ourselves like to do is assign a quick but not easy programming task for the candidates to do before an interview. It’s been working fine so far :) On top of this you may want to look out for these candidate’s qualities while in interview:

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03rd Sep

Skills that Programming Brings to Everyday Life

Ania / September 3, 2015 / Shore Labs

Programming is one of the best things you can be doing at this time. Both money- and self-development-wise. Have you ever wondered what implications on an everyday life this has - or may have? It’s quite fascinating.

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11th Jun

The Best of Free Online Web Development Courses

Ania / June 11, 2015 / Shore Labs

Do you fancy getting into web development, but have no idea how to get started? We’re living in the wonderful times of knowledge sprawling through the web, becoming accessible and often free to anyone who asks for it. But the overwhelming number of free online resources has a clear downside to it as well, since it can be difficult to find a noteworthy or suitable page in the sea of websites. This is the main reason, why we thought of getting the best of these resources together and making your choice that little bit easier.

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28th Apr

Essential Skills of Web Developers

Ania / April 28, 2015 / Shore Labs

Know how to program (!) - it’s not just about knowing of syntax use, but it’s the actual knowledge of programming, that matters. This involves programming-related problem solving and coming up with good solutions fast.

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