Colin Gislason

@cgislason

I fight for the users! I'm a Robot at Robots & Pencils

Winnipeg, Canada
Joined March 2007
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  1. Retweeted
    May 26

    Friday afternoon team broke out in a spontaneous "name that movie in emoji" throwdown 🎥🤔

    1 reply 7 retweets 17 likes
  2. Retweeted
    May 20

    Check out the newest farm game: FARMERS 2050. It's free to download and play. NO ads or in-app purchases....

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  3. Retweeted
    May 20
    Replying to

    It's funny how nothing communicates strength like acknowledging and being accountable for your weaknesses (10/12)

    2 replies 92 retweets 345 likes
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    May 8

    You can't understand the problem up front. The act of writing the software is what gives us insight into it. Embrace not knowing.

    Replying to @sarahmei
    Software is messy because it reflects our evolving understanding of the problem as we wrote it.
    29 replies 856 retweets 1,416 likes
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    May 2

    As senior devs we need to stop being defensive about criticism from someone "junior" & remain open to learning from every person on the team

    Agree with . + on multiple occasions a junior dev has pointed out an enhancement to a framework I didn't know I could leverage.
    7 replies 30 retweets 87 likes
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    Apr 26
    Replying to

    I wrote about this for junior devs, but it applies to any situation where you're pairing to transfer knowledge.

    6 replies 32 retweets 73 likes
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    Apr 19

    It's amazing how much scope you can cut and succeed. It's amazing how little quality you can cut before failing.

    9 replies 636 retweets 919 likes
  8. Apr 11
    Replying to

    Yes the question is broad, but the reason I asked is because I couldn't find a broad answer.

  9. Apr 11

    Why I mostly stopped contributing to Stack Exchange: My gamedev question earned the "Great Question" badge but is closed for being too broad

    1 reply
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    Apr 1

    A simple rule I follow when working on legacy code: Honor the coder and their code. The constraints they endured are not mine to know.

    38 replies 644 retweets 960 likes
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    Feb 24

    You can't be innovative if all your people are heads down in routine work. Creative people need time and space to explore.

    8 replies 240 retweets 315 likes
  12. Retweeted
    Feb 15

    Sometimes test driven development feels like trying to answer the age old futile question "what do you want to be when you grow up?"

    1 retweet 3 likes
  13. Retweeted
    Feb 2

    If you're Canadian and still want the Liberals to implement electoral reform like they promised, sign this petition:

    11 replies 374 retweets 177 likes
  14. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength

    25,791 replies 425,135 retweets 777,552 likes
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    Jan 27

    If you claim to be a Christian and you're not outraged over America's treatment of immigrants, you're a hypocrite. Source: UH, THE BIBLE

    553 replies 15,301 retweets 22,754 likes
  16. Jan 13

    A new Bomberman game as a launch title for a new Nintendo system? Yes please!

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  17. 13 Dec 2016

    The expected ship date for my Amazon order is AFTER the earliest estimated arrival date. I'm not sure I paid for the time travel option.

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    3 Dec 2016

    An often overlooked aspect of semi-remote teams

    If someone on your team is working remotely, you are working remotely. If you don't feel that way then your team member is feeling left out.
    1 reply 38 retweets 69 likes
  19. 1 Dec 2016

    Wasn't listening to our girls playing but suddenly heard: "Then go put on your night vision glasses" This feels like a parenting win.

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  20. Retweeted
    23 Nov 2016

    We're giving away a Special Edition Battle-Worn BB-8 with Force Band. RT for a chance to win!

    188 replies 5,501 retweets 1,979 likes

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