Summary Motley: I can't hire someone better than I am - they'll move up the corporate ladder quicker! Maven: It's your job to hire the best person for the job and to follow best practices as an interviewer. ______________________________...

Summary Motley: If I can code well on a whiteboard, I am a shoe-in for the job. Maven: There is more to just whiteboard coding - make a good first impression, do your research, and prepare, prepare, prepare. ______________________________...

Summary Motley: To get high code coverage, we should be testing both public and private methods Maven: Only test public methods. Testing private methods gets in the way of refactoring ______________________________ [Context: Maven...

[Context: Maven and Motley are hanging out in the office, and have a feeling they are being spied upon] Maven: Hey Mot, I heard that guy James Waletzky over in the Engineering Excellence group has been listening in our conversations and posting...

Summary Motley: I like my steak lean. Software? Not so much. Maven: Lean goes hand-in-hand with agile, and focuses on eliminating waste, learning, building in quality, deferring commitment, delivering fast, respecting people, and optimizing...