How to Prevent Free Riders at Your Company
Blog Barista: Jessica Davis | Sept 5, 2018 | Business Practices | Brew time: 7 min
Free riders are those people who do not contribute equitably to the team. Many of us have had, at some point in our lives, worked on a team where at least one person did not pull their weight…
Speed Up Your Angular Test Cases
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | Aug 28, 2018 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 10 min
I recently became obsessed with speeding up my Angular test cases. Of course speed is already part of the definition of a unit test, but the faster they are, the more we can effectively use testing throughout the development…
A Deep Dive into Angular Test Case Setup
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | Aug 27, 2018 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 7 min
Have you ever been plagued by StaticInjectorError while working on your Angular front-end unit tests? Problems like these kept cropping up for me, so I spent a day looking into how TestBed takes all that metadata we pass into…
Waterfall Software Tester to Agile Business Analyst
Falling Up the Waterfall?
Blog Barista: Mary Pawloski | Aug 22, 2018 | Testing & QA | Brew time: 6 min
So, how does one transition from Waterfall’s “hurry up and wait” cycle to Agile’s “there’s no time to wait, hurry up” cycle? Over twenty years ago, IT jobs were…
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Unpaid Internships
Blog Barista: Eman Hubbard | Aug 20, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 6 min
It’s that time again. Summer is fast-approaching, and undergraduates are plotting their next move. Part-time job? Maybe. Travel? If I had the funds. Internship? Depends, is it paid? These were some of the thoughts that ran through my mind…
How to Connect an Arduino to the Internet with an ESP8266 Module
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | Aug 15, 2018 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 10 min
The internet of things (IoT) has exploded in recent years. Lights, cars, thermostats, even plants are now connected devices. Devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home have made things even more convenient by adding voice commands to the mix…
4 Reasons to Start Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Your Colleagues
Blog barista: Tommy Truong | Aug 13, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 7 min
I started playing Dungeons and Dragons just under a year ago with some of my colleagues. Prior to being introduced to this game, I held the belief that it was an activity enjoyed only by the nerdiest of nerds (you can thank…
Are You a Lawyer or Project Manager?
Three Skills That Bridge The Professional Gap
Blog Barista: Dana Graham | Aug 8, 2018 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
I am a Project Manager (PM) with a law degree. Being a PM who graduated law school is a relatively unusual background. I’m asked two questions when people learn about my work history, “Why did you leave being a lawyer…
From Breakroom Baristas to Bloggers
The Reasons Why The Pour Over Exists
Blog Barista: Kim Ivey | Aug 6, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 3 min
Here at KL&A, little is more sacred than some well-brewed java (pun-intended); that’s why we’ve named our blog “The Pour Over,” after our favorite method of brewing coffee. It’s also a place where our knowledge and ideas…
Fair but Not Always Equal
An Insight into One of KL&A’s Unspoken Values
Blog Barista: Justin Shaulis | Aug 6, 2018 | Culture | Brew time: 4 min
“Fair but not always equal.” The first time I heard this phrase was August 10th, 2007; the day I was hired at KL&A. It wouldn’t be until December 9th, 2011 that I would finally understand what it meant…
How to Prevent Free Riders at Your Company
Blog Barista: Jessica Davis | Sept 5, 2018 | Business Practices | Brew time: 7 min
Free riders are those people who do not contribute equitably to the team. Many of us have had, at some point in our lives, worked on a team where at least one person did not pull their weight…
Speed Up Your Angular Test Cases
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | Aug 28, 2018 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 10 min
I recently became obsessed with speeding up my Angular test cases. Of course speed is already part of the definition of a unit test, but the faster they are, the more we can effectively use testing throughout the development…
A Deep Dive into Angular Test Case Setup
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | Aug 27, 2018 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 7 min
Have you ever been plagued by StaticInjectorError while working on your Angular front-end unit tests? Problems like these kept cropping up for me, so I spent a day looking into how TestBed takes all that metadata we pass into…
Waterfall Software Tester to Agile Business Analyst
Falling Up the Waterfall?
Blog Barista: Mary Pawloski | Aug 22, 2018 | Testing & QA | Brew time: 6 min
So, how does one transition from Waterfall’s “hurry up and wait” cycle to Agile’s “there’s no time to wait, hurry up” cycle? Over twenty years ago, IT jobs were…
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Unpaid Internships
Blog Barista: Eman Hubbard | Aug 20, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 6 min
It’s that time again. Summer is fast-approaching, and undergraduates are plotting their next move. Part-time job? Maybe. Travel? If I had the funds. Internship? Depends, is it paid? These were some of the thoughts that ran through my mind…
How to Connect an Arduino to the Internet with an ESP8266 Module
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | Aug 15, 2018 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 10 min
The internet of things (IoT) has exploded in recent years. Lights, cars, thermostats, even plants are now connected devices. Devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home have made things even more convenient by adding voice commands to the mix…
4 Reasons to Start Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Your Colleagues
Blog barista: Tommy Truong | Aug 13, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 7 min
I started playing Dungeons and Dragons just under a year ago with some of my colleagues. Prior to being introduced to this game, I held the belief that it was an activity enjoyed only by the nerdiest of nerds (you can thank…
Are You a Lawyer or Project Manager?
Three Skills That Bridge The Professional Gap
Blog Barista: Dana Graham | Aug 8, 2018 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
I am a Project Manager (PM) with a law degree. Being a PM who graduated law school is a relatively unusual background. I’m asked two questions when people learn about my work history, “Why did you leave being a lawyer…
From Breakroom Baristas to Bloggers
The Reasons Why The Pour Over Exists
Blog Barista: Kim Ivey | Aug 6, 2018 | Workplace | Brew time: 3 min
Here at KL&A, little is more sacred than some well-brewed java (pun-intended); that’s why we’ve named our blog “The Pour Over,” after our favorite method of brewing coffee. It’s also a place where our knowledge and ideas…
Fair but Not Always Equal
An Insight into One of KL&A’s Unspoken Values
Blog Barista: Justin Shaulis | Aug 6, 2018 | Culture | Brew time: 4 min
“Fair but not always equal.” The first time I heard this phrase was August 10th, 2007; the day I was hired at KL&A. It wouldn’t be until December 9th, 2011 that I would finally understand what it meant…