Mad Max Mornings at My Elementary School
How to Model Traffic Gridlock Using NetLogo
Blog Barista: Tim Hollosy | August 1, 2019 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 8 min
Dropping my daughter off at school is always a challenge. Her elementary school has what is called the “car loop.” It’s where parents can safely drop their child off in the morning. The system is simple…
Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
How Pursuing Fear Led to a Career Change
Blog Barista: Katy Hollobaugh | July 24, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 6 min
As a kid, I figured that I would grow up and do what I was good at: reading, writing, and language in general. I was a bookworm who always struggled through math and science classes. Both my parents were public school teachers who wrote novels and articles on the side. So, I assumed I would follow in their footsteps…
Write Better SQL using Plain English
Blog Barista: Josh Hull | July 18, 2019 | Databases | Brew time: 8 min
If you’ve spent a lot of time working with data, you’ve probably experienced the phenomenon of being stuck with a troublesome query. It’s particularly frustrating when you know you should be able to do something with SQL, but you can’t figure out how. Have you ever been there…
How to Write Unit Tests in 10 Minutes
Developers Can Remove Barriers From Testing Code and Gain Team Buy-in
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | July 10, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 10 min
What if I told you it took 10 minutes to create a test suite for an Angular component? How likely would you be to write unit tests? I contend that with the adoption of just a few basic testing patterns any team developing for Angular…
7 Business Analyst Job Trends
Transferable BA Skills Needed for the Business Analyst Role
Blog Barista: Sharon McLear | July 3, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 6 min
The “Business Analysis” space in the Information Technology (IT) job market has changed in recent years, hugely due to the universal transition into Agile methods for software projects. While there are business analysis related…
Using a Value Plot for Project Prioritization
Blog Barista: Bob Marquis, CPA, PMP | June 26, 2019 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
A Value Plot is a graphical tool that I developed which can help you visualize the relative value of potential projects in several dimensions. This information, along with other organizational criteria, can greatly assist in the prioritization of projects…
Creating A Successful Interview Process
Interviewing with Company Culture in Mind Is Better for Business
Blog Barista: Jessica Carnacchi | June 19, 2019 | Business Practices | Brew time: 5 min
Company culture can make or break a business; it has the power to attract and retain top talent or the power to drive it away. (No pressure.) While this isn’t necessarily breaking news, building and maintaining a healthy company culture…
Creating a Slack Notifier using Jenkins Pipeline
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | June 12, 2019 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 9 min
Jenkins Pipeline is a powerful, expressive tool to describe your Continuous Integration process, unshackling you from the limitations of the “freestyle” GUI. This post will walk you through creating a simple Jenkins Pipeline that messages you through Slack…
Effective Testing: The Real Cost of Automated Testing
Blog Barista: Mary Pawloski | June 5, 2019 | Testing & QA | Brew time: 5 min
As the software industry moves away from the Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to an Agile methodology, some sort of automated testing is necessary for survival. Continuous integration, continuous development, and DevOps (the production and delivery of products…
KL&A’s Early Days
Blog Barista: Jim Kunz | May 15, 2019 | Culture | Brew time: 5 min
KL&A was conceived at the Original Pancake House. It’s where John and I agreed to form the company and sketched out our growth plans during breakfast. We decided to start working together in an office building in Lathrup Village…
Mad Max Mornings at My Elementary School
How to Model Traffic Gridlock Using NetLogo
Blog Barista: Tim Hollosy | August 1, 2019 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 8 min
Dropping my daughter off at school is always a challenge. Her elementary school has what is called the “car loop.” It’s where parents can safely drop their child off in the morning. The system is simple…
Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
How Pursuing Fear Led to a Career Change
Blog Barista: Katy Hollobaugh | July 24, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 6 min
As a kid, I figured that I would grow up and do what I was good at: reading, writing, and language in general. I was a bookworm who always struggled through math and science classes. Both my parents were public school teachers who wrote novels and articles on the side. So, I assumed I would follow in their footsteps…
Write Better SQL using Plain English
Blog Barista: Josh Hull | July 18, 2019 | Databases | Brew time: 8 min
If you’ve spent a lot of time working with data, you’ve probably experienced the phenomenon of being stuck with a troublesome query. It’s particularly frustrating when you know you should be able to do something with SQL, but you can’t figure out how. Have you ever been there…
How to Write Unit Tests in 10 Minutes
Developers Can Remove Barriers From Testing Code and Gain Team Buy-in
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | July 10, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 10 min
What if I told you it took 10 minutes to create a test suite for an Angular component? How likely would you be to write unit tests? I contend that with the adoption of just a few basic testing patterns any team developing for Angular…
7 Business Analyst Job Trends
Transferable BA Skills Needed for the Business Analyst Role
Blog Barista: Sharon McLear | July 3, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 6 min
The “Business Analysis” space in the Information Technology (IT) job market has changed in recent years, hugely due to the universal transition into Agile methods for software projects. While there are business analysis related…
Using a Value Plot for Project Prioritization
Blog Barista: Bob Marquis, CPA, PMP | June 26, 2019 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
A Value Plot is a graphical tool that I developed which can help you visualize the relative value of potential projects in several dimensions. This information, along with other organizational criteria, can greatly assist in the prioritization of projects…
Creating A Successful Interview Process
Interviewing with Company Culture in Mind Is Better for Business
Blog Barista: Jessica Carnacchi | June 19, 2019 | Business Practices | Brew time: 5 min
Company culture can make or break a business; it has the power to attract and retain top talent or the power to drive it away. (No pressure.) While this isn’t necessarily breaking news, building and maintaining a healthy company culture…
Creating a Slack Notifier using Jenkins Pipeline
Blog Barista: Jim Rasche | June 12, 2019 | Developer Tools | Brew time: 9 min
Jenkins Pipeline is a powerful, expressive tool to describe your Continuous Integration process, unshackling you from the limitations of the “freestyle” GUI. This post will walk you through creating a simple Jenkins Pipeline that messages you through Slack…
Effective Testing: The Real Cost of Automated Testing
Blog Barista: Mary Pawloski | June 5, 2019 | Testing & QA | Brew time: 5 min
As the software industry moves away from the Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to an Agile methodology, some sort of automated testing is necessary for survival. Continuous integration, continuous development, and DevOps (the production and delivery of products…
KL&A’s Early Days
Blog Barista: Jim Kunz | May 15, 2019 | Culture | Brew time: 5 min
KL&A was conceived at the Original Pancake House. It’s where John and I agreed to form the company and sketched out our growth plans during breakfast. We decided to start working together in an office building in Lathrup Village…