Dr. McKayla https://www.michaelagreiler.com Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://i2.wp.com/www.michaelagreiler.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michaela-Greiler-Site-Identity-10.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dr. McKayla https://www.michaelagreiler.com 32 32 158113387 Two years in Review: 2021 and 2020 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/two-years-in-review-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-years-in-review-2021 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/two-years-in-review-2021/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:29:25 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5672 Let's reflect on the last two years where I started my on-site code review workshops business - as a mother of two little ones right at the start of a global pandemic:

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/two-years-in-review-2021/feed/ 1 5672 Security Code Review Checklist to find Security Vulnerabilities https://www.michaelagreiler.com/security-code-review-checklist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=security-code-review-checklist https://www.michaelagreiler.com/security-code-review-checklist/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:46:00 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5371 Security code review checklists can help developers focus on security vulnerability and privacy issues. A security-focused mindset is important, as

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/security-code-review-checklist/feed/ 1 5371 Build your own “intelligent” code review reminder https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-reminder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=code-review-reminder https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-reminder/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:30:24 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5325 In this post, I show you how the intelligent code review reminder Microsoft Nudge works, so that you can build or enhance your own and speed up code review completion time by 60%.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-reminder/feed/ 0 5325 Measuring Code Review Quality through PR Rejections https://www.michaelagreiler.com/rejections-as-code-review-quality-metric/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rejections-as-code-review-quality-metric https://www.michaelagreiler.com/rejections-as-code-review-quality-metric/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:46:30 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5294 Today, I watched a new YouTube video* of someone arguing that you should measure code review quality, i.e., how good

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/rejections-as-code-review-quality-metric/feed/ 2 5294 How to successfully blog as a developer in 2020 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/successfully-developer-blog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=successfully-developer-blog https://www.michaelagreiler.com/successfully-developer-blog/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:38:58 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5258 In this post, I show you what I learned over the last 1,5 years about blogging. In those 1,5 years, I transitioned from a researcher and software engineering position at Microsoft to running an independent consultant and training business.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/successfully-developer-blog/feed/ 0 5258 Stacked pull requests: make code reviews faster, easier, and more effective https://www.michaelagreiler.com/stacked-pull-requests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stacked-pull-requests https://www.michaelagreiler.com/stacked-pull-requests/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:22:11 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=5000 In this blog post, I will show you a technique, also referred to as stacked pull requests. This technique helps engineers split code changes into smaller and more coherent pieces. In return, reviewers have an easier time understanding the code under change, and therefore give better feedback in a shorter time.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/stacked-pull-requests/feed/ 11 5000 Better code quality with effective collaboration and code review https://www.michaelagreiler.com/gitlab-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gitlab-event https://www.michaelagreiler.com/gitlab-event/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:22:06 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=4965 This coming Friday, I will talk at a GitLab hosted virtual events about effective collaborations through code reviews. I’m super

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/gitlab-event/feed/ 0 4965 Resolving Code Review Conflicts Using Non-Violent Communication https://www.michaelagreiler.com/resolving-conflict-nonviolent-communication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resolving-conflict-nonviolent-communication https://www.michaelagreiler.com/resolving-conflict-nonviolent-communication/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:09:34 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=4751 In this post, I show you how you can resolve conflict the by using nonviolent communication methodology. You will be able to find solutions to conflicts you thought will never be resolved.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/resolving-conflict-nonviolent-communication/feed/ 0 4751 How much Quality should we Expect from Software? https://www.michaelagreiler.com/expect-quality-software/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expect-quality-software https://www.michaelagreiler.com/expect-quality-software/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:34:51 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=4709 Earlier this week, Medtronics bragged about one of their flagship products, a ventilator. Apparently, it depends on over one million lines

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/expect-quality-software/feed/ 0 4709 Pandemic Remote Work Isn’t Remote Work https://www.michaelagreiler.com/pandemic-remote-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pandemic-remote-work https://www.michaelagreiler.com/pandemic-remote-work/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:54:12 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=4067 Have you switched to remote work in the past couple of weeks/days? Well, chances are high you have, or you will.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/pandemic-remote-work/feed/ 2 4067 How to Give Respectful and Constructive Code Review Feedback https://www.michaelagreiler.com/respectful-constructive-code-review-feedback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=respectful-constructive-code-review-feedback https://www.michaelagreiler.com/respectful-constructive-code-review-feedback/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:26:30 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3563 The basis for a fruitful and positive collaboration is respectful and constructive feedback. In this article, I show you 10 actionable tips that help get your code review feedback across in an empathic and compassionate way.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/test-suite-comprehension-for-modular-dynamic-systems/feed/ 0 3835 How to Agree on a Coding Standard https://www.michaelagreiler.com/creating-coding-standard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-coding-standard https://www.michaelagreiler.com/creating-coding-standard/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:19:30 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3782 Agreeing on a coding standard, and on best practices isn’t easy. Still, if you manage to agree on a coding

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/creating-coding-standard/feed/ 2 3782 Developing Conflict Competence https://www.michaelagreiler.com/developing-conflict-competence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-conflict-competence https://www.michaelagreiler.com/developing-conflict-competence/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:09:41 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3756 Recently, I interviewed a very kind and honest person – Suz Hinton. And in this interview, she shared with me

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/developing-conflict-competence/feed/ 2 3756 The Code Review Quadrant https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-quadrant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=code-review-quadrant https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-quadrant/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:48:44 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3692 Learn which type of code review your team practices in order to understand which measurements are needed to get to fast and effective code reviews, so called power reviews.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-quadrant/feed/ 0 3692 Don’t Teach during Code Reviews https://www.michaelagreiler.com/teach-during-code-reviews/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teach-during-code-reviews https://www.michaelagreiler.com/teach-during-code-reviews/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:38:45 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3533 In this post, I'll show you a common pitfall you should avoid when teaching during code reviews.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/teach-during-code-reviews/feed/ 0 3533 How to handle criticism during code reviews https://www.michaelagreiler.com/accept-code-review-feedback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accept-code-review-feedback https://www.michaelagreiler.com/accept-code-review-feedback/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:45:24 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3397 Criticism during code reviews is difficult to listen to with an open mind. Learn how to better handle code review feedback that challenges your beliefs.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/accept-code-review-feedback/feed/ 0 3397 How to build your Own Analytics Platform for Engineering Data https://www.michaelagreiler.com/build-analytics-platform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=build-analytics-platform https://www.michaelagreiler.com/build-analytics-platform/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:51:44 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3271 Today, I show you how you can build an analytics platform to analyze your engineering data. Now you might wonder why you would like to even build an engineering data platform, and maybe even what that is. Let me start with an example: Automated tests.

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/build-analytics-platform/feed/ 0 3271 Analyzing Software Engineering Data https://www.michaelagreiler.com/analyzing-engineering-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analyzing-engineering-data https://www.michaelagreiler.com/analyzing-engineering-data/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:23:26 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3243 We are surrounded by data. Often, when we think about data-driven decisions, we think about analyzing data for sales or marketing purposes, or big data in the health-care field. But, have you ever thought about leveraging your engineering data?

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]]> https://www.michaelagreiler.com/analyzing-engineering-data/feed/ 0 3243 A Code Review Checklist – Focus on these 10 Important Topics https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-checklist-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=code-review-checklist-2 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/code-review-checklist-2/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:13:59 +0000 https://www.michaelagreiler.com/?p=3151 A code review checklist, as well as clear rules and guidelines around code reviews, can make your code review practice so much more beneficial to your team and significantly speed-up code review times. So make sure you focus on the essentials with this code review checklist!

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