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Dean Burge

Digital technology specialist, 20yrs+ in software engineering & leadership. Efficiency, grey, watches, whiskey, F1, writing, reading, 70s-90s music and sitcoms.

How to read more

I wanted to be a reader. So I bought a book. I read 1 page. Then I read 2 pages. Then I read 10 books in 10 weeks. You are what you do.

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How to size agile user stories

For bulletproof agile user story size, there are two strategies. Estimate the user story size or, do not estimate the user story size.

Best Software Engineering Books

Best Software Engineering Books

Software engineering books I found most useful throughout my software engineering career. Updated for 2023.

Code Review Tips

Code Review Tips for Engineers working in teams

Tips for requesting a code review, reviewing code and writing a code review when part of an agile cross functional team.

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Best software engineering books for beginners to read in 2023

Best software engineering books for beginners to read in 2023. You only need to read 2-5 good software engineering books.

Agile Apple Reminders

Agile Apple Reminders workflows

Would you use the Apple Reminders app to manage an Agile project? I wondered if it would be possible, so I setup a project to test it as Kanban and as Scrum.

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Bulletproof Workflow Guides

How to organise Apple Notes the fast and easy way.

Create a simple organisational system that stays out of the way, and focuses on creating notes and finding notes, instead of organising notes.

Best Digital Technology Specialist Jobs in 2023

Best Digital Technology Specialist Jobs in 2023

What jobs are good to get for digital technology specialist careers?

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Bulletproof Workflow Guides

Code review principles for engineers working in teams

Code review principles for how to review code better and how to improve code quality. One helps the other.

A User Story Format for better User Stories.

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How to format user stories with a User Story Style Guide

A User Story Format for better User Stories. This user story style guide allows you to consistently format user stories without needing to decipher formatting, codes, symbols, or language. PDF download is available.

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Bulletproof Workflow Guides

Git Workflow easily solved in 4 simple steps

Bulletproof Git Workflow is a small 4 step guide. It is a set of constraints that keeps you in a safe working area of Git.

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Workflow guides make you better at things

Bulletproof Workflow guides are small and practical. Use them in your business, your teams or adopt yourself, to be better at things.