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“I am a C++ programmer”

I am a people manager right now, so hiring people for my team is part of my job. I often come across candidates who describe themselves as “I am a C++ programmer” or “I am a Java/J2EE programmer”...

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Agile India 2013 – I was there!

I attended the Agile India 2013 conference 1st and 2nd of March, one of the largest agile and lean conferences in Asia! I met and interacted with several agile coaches and mentors, such as Linda...

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MySql Windows installation Gotchas

I recently struggled with my MySql install on Windows when I changed the MySql Windows service name during installation. So I thought of writing up this “gotcha” post. Hopefully this helps someone that...

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HOWTO: Access Windows 7 host files from Ubuntu guest on VirtualBox

I wanted to set up a Linux box with Python 2.7 to learn Robot framework. I use Python 3.3.2 in my Windows 7 64-bit development machine, and I did not want to disturb that setup. So I decided to set up...

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How to set up Ubuntu Jenkins slave using SSH key?

There are a lot of information on the internet on setting up SSH server on Linux and how to set up Jenkins nodes (aka slaves). However, I did not find any comprehensive documentation that explains...

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Should Scrum Master be external to the team?

Recently I was playing the scrum master role for two of our scrum teams. I am a developer in one of these teams as well. I’ve been a developer in this team already for some time before I took up the...

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NVIDIA graphics card issues on Ubuntu 14.04

I use Ubuntu 14.04 on my desktop. Unfortunately, my HP Z220 desktop has a Nvidia GK107GL (Quadro K2000) graphics card. Looks like Nvidia graphics cards and Ubuntu does not play very well together all...

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Enabling Corporate WiFi on a Raspberry Pi 2

In the company I work for, we had a Raspberry Pi 2 with the Debian based Raspbian GNU Linux 7 in order to display our project dashboard on a large monitor on the wall. The Raspberry was connected to...

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My pair programming experiences

I was doing pair programming for a while in one of our projects. It probably is a good idea to capture the learning: Setup: Language: Python Editor: Vim Other tools: tmux as terminal multiplexer,...

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