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Teaching security

Teaching security

Recently, Brains & Beards helped organise a webapplication security workshop for aspiring software craftsmen from the Barcelona chapter…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Mobile Prototyping Tools: Keynote

Mobile Prototyping Tools: Keynote

This is the first post where I dive into the waste pool of available prototyping tools. Together we will have a look at what it’s out there…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Debugging WKWebViews

Debugging WKWebViews

With the recent launch of iOS9 it’s time to switch webviews. It’s customary to support the two last versions of Apple’s mobile OS, so it…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Polyglot programming

Polyglot programming

Recently, Wojciech spoke at the PolyConf 15 conference about polyglot programming. We think that we’re all just developers and constraining…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Missionaries, not mercenaries

Missionaries, not mercenaries

Hire missionaries, not mercenaries — that’s one of the most common hiring tips. Also, one of the most misunderstood.
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Debugging

Debugging

Teaching makes a big part of what we do at Brains & Beards. We’re not only helping advanced teams get even better, but also introducing…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19

How to really Get Things Done™

ProblemMy TODO list used to be horrible. I had it for tracking all important future tasks. But instead of helping me with the job it became a source of stress. That was until I found the cause, until I cracked it for me. It may work for you to. ¶ At the beginning I had only one list where I put everything crucial that came to my mind. This way I fixed a problem with forgetting urgent stuff and I could offload it from my brain.
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
Use Case — Tabata for Apple Watch

Use Case — Tabata for Apple Watch

A few weeks ago some well known fruit company has introduced a smart watch with a goal to bring watches from your trousers’ pockets back to…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
CRAFT Conference

CRAFT Conference

A few weeks ago, I went to the CRAFT Conference — a developer conference dedicated to software craftsmanship. I definitely wouldn’t…
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19

Grow your beards

As a manager (be it a CEO, VP of Engineering, Scrum Master or a product owner) you’re probably perfectly aware that your biggest asset is…your team. It’s not the idea, those you can get by the dozen. It’s not the perfectly crafted wireframes, nor tens of different design screens. It’s the people who are making your vision happen. ¶ We know it as well, so we know that outsourcing product development isn’t always the best solution. Sometimes what you need is to tweak something in your team dynamics and deliver it in-house. That’s what we can help you with.
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Brains&BeardsFeb 19
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