• Obtiva Apprenticeship: Solutions Discovery
    Posted on 19th November 2009

    Obtiva Apprenticeship: Solutions Discovery

    This is part of a series on my apprenticeship at Obtiva. The full series can be found here. Earlier this week I sat down with Todd Webb to discuss my pet project (more on that soon). He put me through a process Obtiva calls “Solutions Discovery”. This is the third time I have been present

  • Obtiva Apprenticeship: Pair Programming
    Posted on 12th November 2009

    Obtiva Apprenticeship: Pair Programming

    This is part of a series on my apprenticeship at Obtiva. The full series can be found here. Over the last couple of days, I’ve managed to get my hands a little dirty with some client work. I paired with Sean Iams to add a CSV parser into a client’s rails application. I’ve pair programmed

  • Obtiva Apprenticeship: Initial Thoughts
    Posted on 8th November 2009

    Obtiva Apprenticeship: Initial Thoughts

    This is part of a series on my apprenticeship at Obtiva. The full series can be found here. Apprenticeship? I suppose I should start by explaining what this apprenticeship is all about, so let’s start from the beginning… I had a relatively stable job, people looked to me for ideas and advice, my opinion was