Archive of Tech Talks
Insights from Web Directions Conference
A few weeks ago, two members of our UX team (Rafael and myself) had the privilege of attending the Web Directions @Media 2011 conference for two days of talks on all things web. The range of speakers who drew in ideas from tangent subjects, like history, product design and even…
Read More3 Things We Learned @UX London 2011
Just last week the UX team at Caplin had the fortune of attending UX London 2011, the largest UX conference in the UK, for three days of talks and workshops. Some of the biggest names in the industry from all over the world came and shared their insights. It was…
Read MoreThe Company of the Future: UX-driven?
At Caplin, we’ve taken a feather out of Google’s hat with our weekly Tech Talks. At Tech Talks one of our developers shares informative or inspirational videos, talks or gives a presentation on something tech-related. It’s a great platform for livening up the atmosphere in the development team as well as sparking discussion….
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Dynamic method invocation in Ruby
This year at Caplin we are having a series of Tech Talks based on Bruce A. Tate’s Seven Languages in Seven Weeks. This is a great book and I would highly recommend it to any coders out there. Whether you are interested in picking up a new language or not, this…
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The Art of Motivation: Autonomy, Purpose, and Mastery
Wow! is the only word I can think of to describe this talk. Great content, backed up by good research, bringing a conclusion that challenges much of the standard management thinking… delivered in a really engaging way! I would love to be able to communicate like this. Dedicate ten minutes…
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Know your own mind
How does your brain feel? No, really. It’s a serious question. It is also one we naturally shy away from in the workplace. Possibly even one that you are shying away from as you are reading this post. What on earth does it matter how my brain feels? I have…
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Tech Talk – Behaviour Driven Development
Last week several of my colleagues and I watched a Google Tech Talk on Beyond Test Driven Development: Behaviour Driven Development, presented by Dave Astels way back in March 2006. Although four years can seem like an eternity within software development, I found this video extremely pertinent to what I…
Read MoreCaplin Tech Talk Series, by the self-elected programme chair ;-)
As QA manager at Caplin, I manage a very busy team of test engineers. Previous to starting at Caplin, I was the European Test Engineering Manager at Google. While there I gained a few helpful tips to encourage ongoing learning, brainstorming, discussion and a bit of entertainment despite the typical time constraints…
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