My role involves reviewing code written by different members of my team, which is an important process in the software delivery lifecycle. In certain cases, code reviews turn into gatekeeping which does not deliver the intended value for the process The reason for code reviews Get a shared understanding of the code submitted – an […]
An Opinionated Approach to OpenMRS Concept Management
One of the key strengths of the OpenMRS platform is the concept dictionary, which allows for the mapping of real world health care data needs into concepts that provide the questions and answers. The concept dictionary provides ability to map real life concepts to specializations across health care domains such as: SNOMED CT (clinical healthcare […]
Agile Software Development for Ugandan Context 2019 Edition
Excited to share my thoughts and experiences in agile software delivery for use within Uganda at the Google Dev Fest in Kampala, on October 26, 2019 [slideshare id=187148852&doc=gdgdevfest-agileforuganda-v2-191026095103]
My OpenSource Journey
I am having a great time sharing my experiences with new developers as part of giving back to the community hoping to encourage them on their own journeys… [slideshare id=183450283&doc=opensourcejourney-v1-191018052537]
Application and Data Security in the Software Development Lifecycle
This is presentation to Computer Engineering 4th year undergraduate students at Makerere University, Faculty of Technology, College of Design, Art and Technology to introduce them to concepts and approaches for application and data security in the software development process. [slideshare id=182745741&doc=muk-security-v1-191016095542] Looking for ideas on what I may have missed or omitted to help make […]
A Frugal Innovation Approach to Simcard Verification 2019 Edition – Design & High-level Architecture
Happy Easter Monday to you all, and I hope that the rains on Sunday night completed the cleansing process from the festivities, the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and from the feast of the Goddess Ester (depending on which side you lean)… I am one who embraces all religious doctrines an faiths. So over […]
Crowdsourcing Validation Rules for Uganda National ID
I am curious about the ability to validate that the Uganda National Identification Number (NIN) is well formed. However this does not validate that the NIN actually belongs to the person presenting it or that it is correct. The rules that I have been able to gleam are: Must be 14 characters long First character is […]
Software Delivery Skills Plan 2018
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail! ~Benjamin Franklin A new year is upon me, and looking over the horizon I am looking to do the following work streams to help better my development skills 1. Work with a new age Javascript framework – vue.js seems the rage, this is also working […]
UgandaEMR Bootcamp – Strengthening the Foundation for a National EMR
This article was originally published on the METS website at http://mets.or.ug/ugandaemr-bootcamp-2017/ with photos courtesy of Nancy Karunganwa (https://twitter.com/Kanandra26) The week of November 20 – 24, 2017, was an exciting one for the EMR team at METS where we held the first UgandaEMR developer bootcamp, aimed at developing local capability to extend and build upon UgandaEMR. The […]
Software Delivery Project Setup and Engineering Checklist
I have been a part of a number of software delivery projects, note emphasis on delivery not development, projects over the years and I thought I would share my checklist for projects as well as myths that need to be removed from teams for success. An interesting quote from a delivery manager I have worked […]