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Ian Carroll

Running a Retrospective: A How-to Guide.

Let’s assume you know what a retrospective is (or well-enough), and you know what Agile Development is (or well-enough).

11 min readNov 2, 2020

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Ian Carroll

What’s a Retrospective? Here’s a view from orbit:

A retrospective is a regular meeting where your creative team looks at and improves its way of working. Retrospectives are one of the…

2 min readNov 2, 2020

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A view of the earth from the International Space Station

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Ian Carroll

Retrospectives in Retrospect

“You’re wasting your money,” my mentor warned. “Scrum is not something you can master in a weekend. That certification will be worth the…

10 min readJun 25, 2018

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Ian Carroll

How I used Scrum to Teach Myself Software Engineering

Teaching yourself is hard.

6 min readDec 26, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Ten Steps to Avoid a Yakshave

Picture yourself on a software project at Hyper Gum Dynamics.

5 min readDec 11, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Focus on Process, not Results

Have you ever been in the water?

5 min readNov 28, 2017

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Ian Carroll

How to Conquer Deadline Pressure

If you’re like me, you love software. It has manifold variations and utility. We are only just scratching the surface. A whole universe…

5 min readNov 27, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Some Advice for Retail-to-Software Career Changers

Have you ever had a demanding boss? I don’t just mean one who expects quality work, I mean someone who is a Boss. Capital B.

3 min readJun 27, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Craftsmanship is Refactoring

Rehearsal is the key to a good performance. Revision is the key to good writing. Refactoring is the key to good software.

5 min readJun 15, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Concurrency: The Typewriter Jam Problem

You never realize you have a strange upbringing.

5 min readJun 14, 2017

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Ian Carroll

Ian Carroll

Software Crafter at 8th Light Consultancy, Organizer for Fullstack LA meetup, Eagle Scout, Theatre Person, Taoist Philosopher among other passions.

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