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Development sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Development.

Rose Thorn Bud reflection technique summary showing a rose with thorn and bud highlighting successes, challenges and potentialRose, Thorn, BudThe frog boil metaphor illustration: showing a frog put into cool water that is slowly raised not complaining until it's too late. Poor frog. Don't try this.The frog boil metaphorThe bus factor summary - A poor soul squashed by a bus lamented because they were the only one who knew the passwordBus factorThe cost of fixing bugs: Chart showing how the cost to fix bugs rises the longer you leave before fixing themThe cost of fixing bugsChaos monkey illustration: A monkey hangs from a girder in a room of servers cheekily pulling out wires to simulate the servers turning off at random and to build resilience, the Netflix principleChaos monkeyWhat is yak shaving and what does it mean example: someone looks on confused as another explains the convoluted story which led to them sitting there shaving a yak, just like solving problems in software developmentYak shavingWhat is Rubberducking? Example explanation: a developer talks through their problem with the “therapist” rubber duck on their desk, only to discover the insight they need. Often useful for debugging.What is Rubberducking? An Explanation of the Rubber Duck Debugging TechniqueBugs and releases illustration: an upward curve line graph shows the increase in risk for bugs or problems with software as the size of release increases. Instead of one large release, a series of smaller software updates each with smaller, more manageable risk is suggested. Bugs and releasesHenrik Kniberg's release strategy for happier customers, sooner showing a car built piece-by-piece and a car built skateboard, to scooter, to bike, motorcycle then car.A release strategy for happier customers, soonerInformation radiatorYesterday’s weather
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