Pablo’s Fiesta – Thank you!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Joe Ocampo

Pablo’s Fiesta Wanted to take this time to say thank you to everyone that attended Pablo’s Fiesta.  This community surprises me every year with the amount of content and dialog that is discussed by so many passionate professionals.  Without each … Continue reading →

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Announcing Pablo’s Fiesta 2011!!!!!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Joe Ocampo

Registration is open for the this years annual “Pablo’s Fiesta!” We at LosTechies believe in constantly providing insight and strengthening the passion and creativity to our ever expanding software community. Not to mention have an excuse to party and code! … Continue reading →

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LosTechies welcomes John Petersen!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Joe Ocampo

I am proud to announce that John Pertersen has joined LosTechies!  We are all looking forward to his perspective and insights into software development.

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LosTechies welcomes Rod Paddock!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Joe Ocampo

I am proud to announce that Rod Paddock has joined LosTechies!  We are all looking forward to his perspective and insights into software development.

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Check the depth of the pool

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Joe Ocampo

I was really inspired by Jimmy Bogards latest post. I find that taking the simplest path does not always lead a team down the most best path that towards sustainable flow (continuity). I am a huge proponent of Agile Modeling. … Continue reading →

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What are you solving for?

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Joe Ocampo

Exactly! I am always amazed of how much software is created with the intention of solving a business problem, only to be deployed to production and not deliver any value to the organization. Some will argue that this is what … Continue reading →

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LosTechies welcomes Sharon Cichelli "Girl Writes Code"

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Joe Ocampo

I am proud to announce that Sharon Cichelli has graciously agreed to join LosTechies!  We are all looking forward to her perspective and insights into software development.  Sharon is an active member of the Austin .NET users community.  Her passion … Continue reading →

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Setting up Ubuntu Jaunty for Ruby and Rails development

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Joe Ocampo

Getting Ruby setup on Ubuntu – Jaunty UPDATED: Added RSpec for Rails as well Here are some quick steps to get you up and running with Ruby on Ubuntu, Take about 15 minutes depending on your internet connection. Step 1: … Continue reading →

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Role Storming

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Joe Ocampo

UPDATE: This excercise is ideal for large projects with many SME’s in the room.  In this case I was building a Loan Orgination System for a bank with 10+ SME’s in the room that were all arguing with each other … Continue reading →

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Managing changes in scope and direction in an agile projects

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Joe Ocampo

I was recently asked the following question, “How do you best manage changes in scope and direction in an agile project?” Embracing change is the quintessential backbone of Agile.  How to manage it is a whole other story. The difficult … Continue reading →

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