Coder Spikes

The Consultant and her LLM

A short story co-written with ChatGPT 4 and illustrated with Midjourney

Aug 28, 2023 • 

Paul Sobocinski

This is different.

That's what many are saying about the latest advancements in AI, seeing more substance than in previous hyped technologies like AR/VR and…

Aug 22, 2023 • 

Paul Sobocinski

December 2022

Planning for Toronto's Global Day of Coderetreat 2022

How we scaled coderetreat to 40+ participants

Dec 5, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

October 2022

Learning Archetypes

An aid for setting intention at a Coderetreat

Oct 24, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

Four Reasons Why We Need More Coderetreats

What is a coderetreat, and why it's so important to Software Engineering

Oct 3, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

September 2022

Maximizing Pair Programming Flow

Using the four conditions of Flow to improve pairing effectiveness

Sep 12, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

July 2022

Flow in Software Engineering

Should we avoid it or embrace it?

Jul 21, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

June 2022

Silo-ball, Async Fixation, and Deep Work Obsession

An emerging set of anti-patterns in the age of remote work

Jun 16, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

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May 2022

The "Hero" Anti-pattern

And how to prevent it on product teams

May 26, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

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Product Team Anti-patterns

And how pair programming can address them

May 19, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

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The Importance of Creativity on Product Teams

How creativity can apply to team retrospectives

May 2, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski

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April 2022

Collaboration in the Problem Space

Using the CEDAR model for effective one-on-one feedback

Apr 19, 2022 • 

Paul Sobocinski