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Communication & Feedback Training

Communication & Feedback Training

As a Software Engineer, it is always important to express yourself concisely. Defining technical requirements, writing documentation, writing performant and maintainable code… But what we often lack, is the skill of communication. I mean, it is understandable – most of our working day we spend in front of Computers, communicating only

TEAM-Staffellauf: A Race, a Duck, and Loads of Fun

TEAM-Staffellauf: A Race, a Duck, and Loads of Fun

On June 8th, the 22nd Berliner Wasserbetriebe 5 x 5 km TEAM-Staffellauf was held in Berlin's Tiergarten. This event is a favorite for both top athletes and hobby runners, combining sport and socializing. Running is fun, but running together is even better. This year, we at CoFa joined the fun

Finding & developing the right feedback system

Finding & developing the right feedback system

In today's fast-paced business environment, continuous development of employees and teams is crucial. For a company like Code Factory, now with just over 150 employees, an effective feedback system is a key factor in supporting employee development and fostering a positive company culture. My name is Britta Pröfrock and I

DKB Legends Cup 2023

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DKB Legends Cup 2023

Did you know that the DKB does esports? For those of you who don’t know – esports, short for 'electronic sports', are competitive computer games that often incorporate team-based strategies and boast their own substantial tournaments. These matches attract professional players and are broadcast globally, allowing fans to spectate. Notably,

FS200 Quarterly Onboarding Event

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FS200 Quarterly Onboarding Event

After several years of remote onboarding we decided to have an onsite onboarding again. It was a completely new setup and it was amazing. We met at FS200, our DKB Code Factory office, to have a great day of onboarding sessions with great speakers, amazing lunch, real elevator pitches, design

so, do you really like feedback?

so, do you really like feedback?

Feedback! comes in all types and colors, a very trendy word nowadays in the workplace. In the end, who does not like feedback, right? I have heard gazillion times people saying: “I love feedback” “feedback is my breakfast” or “feedback is always good” and preaching about how feedback is beneficial

Monster of the week

CoFa does Pen&Paper RPGs! You might have heard of pen and paper or table-top role-playing games – Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Shadowrun and Call of Cthulhu are just some of the many different rule systems out there. If those still don’t ring a bell – imagine improvisational theatre, where everyone role-plays

Developing Software in a Scrum Team as a Working Student

Scrum The Scrum framework provides structure to incrementally deliver value and periodically evaluate the teams processes. Developers, Product Owner, and others attend regular Scrum events to reduce ad hoc meetings. The Developers try to finish a finite number of tasks in a fixed time scope called Sprint. Once per cycle