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Mob Coding with AI: Lessons from a 9-Hour SprintMob Coding with AI: Lessons from a 9-Hour Sprint

Mob Coding with AI: Lessons from a 9-Hour Sprint

Three developer teams had nine hours to build a web app with AI, revealing both its strengths and its limits.

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September 8, 2025
How to Dramatically Speed Up In-Browser Web TestingHow to Dramatically Speed Up In-Browser Web Testing
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April 8, 2012

How to Dramatically Speed Up In-Browser Web Testing

Cross-browser testing can be time consuming when performed manually. Selenium Grid allows for distributed cross-browser UI testing...

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PyCon 2012 Wrap UpPyCon 2012 Wrap Up
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March 21, 2012

PyCon 2012 Wrap Up

As many have said already, any event that kicks off with dancing robots is an awesome sign of things to come during the conference...

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A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 3)A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 3)
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March 20, 2012

A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 3)

"Time and Materials" contracts ("T&M" in short) are the only sensible structure for sophisticated software development like we work on at Six Feet Up, but only in concert with a project management methodology that reduces risk for clients...

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A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 2)A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 2)
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February 21, 2012

A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 2)

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how hard it is to estimate creative projects including sophisticated software development like we work on here at Six Feet Up...

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Create Your Own Plone Content Types With DexterityCreate Your Own Plone Content Types With Dexterity
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February 6, 2012

Create Your Own Plone Content Types With Dexterity

Dexterity allows Plone users to create and modify custom content types directly through the web...

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A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 1)A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 1)
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January 30, 2012

A Solution to Fixed-Bid vs. Hourly Contracts (Part 1)

If an auto-mechanic can’t accurately estimate a quick and simple car fix, what hope do software developers have when building something new and complex that’s never been exactly done before?...

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Optimize Your Plone Development by Packing the ZODBOptimize Your Plone Development by Packing the ZODB
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January 26, 2012

Optimize Your Plone Development by Packing the ZODB

Each time you delete a web page, a copy is kept in the database in case you need to get it back later. Over time, the number of unused objects can grow and grow, expanding the memory needed to operate the website, and slowing down operations...

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Set up IPython for Plone DevelopmentSet up IPython for Plone Development
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January 12, 2012

Set up IPython for Plone Development

IPython is a powerful interactive Python shell that can be used with Zope to aid in debugging issues. Syntax highlighting, tab completion and code introspection are just a few reasons to use it...

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Why PEP8 Makes your Python Development EasierWhy PEP8 Makes your Python Development Easier
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January 9, 2012

Why PEP8 Makes your Python Development Easier

Hardly any software is maintained by the original author for its whole life and some claim that 80% of the lifetime cost of a piece of software comes from maintaining that code.

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