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My Favorite Breakfast
Jan 21

Jan 21 My Favorite Breakfast

Fred Mastropasqua
Food Break

I love the tea and croissants my friend Heather makes. Here are some of her brewing and baking techniques.

The Jewelry Designs of Sarah Matthews
Jan 20

Jan 20 The Jewelry Designs of Sarah Matthews

Fred Mastropasqua
Interviews

With her cat, Cassiopeia, Sarah gives us a sneak peak of her latest collection. Tudor readers get an exclusive discount!

Jan 19
Jan 19 If I Won the Lottery

Fred Mastropasqua
Monthly Musings

A lot of people say they’d buy a mansion, an island, and a bunch of cars. I’d probably buy myself a mountain and build a cabin.

The Apartment of Rudee Chua and Darien McDermott
Jan 18

Jan 18 The Apartment of Rudee Chua and Darien McDermott

Fred Mastropasqua
Living Rooms, Furniture

Overlooking High Park, this gem of a one-bedroom is the perfect example of making “eclectic” actually work.

When You Need a Vitamin C Boost
Jan 17

Jan 17 When You Need a Vitamin C Boost

Fred Mastropasqua
Food Break

A blood orange is an excellent snack in between meals, especially in the frigid Canadian winter. Bundle up, everyone!

Green Exposure
Jan 16

Jan 16 Green Exposure

Fred Mastropasqua
Lofts, Plants

Adding plants to your workspace can really energize your productivity. It might be the color. It might be the oxygen.

Building Modern Homes with Architect Roderick Hayes
Jan 15

Jan 15 Building Modern Homes with Architect Roderick Hayes

Fred Mastropasqua
Interviews

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois the innovative Mr. Hayes drew inspiration from his city’s eclectic skyline to create beautiful modern homes.

Making More Room in Your Home Office
Jan 14

Jan 14 Making More Room in Your Home Office

Fred Mastropasqua
Furniture, Crafts

If your home office is no bigger than a walk-in closet, here are some DIY tips that can create more space for your productivity.

How a Shelf Can Tell a Story
Jan 13

Jan 13 How a Shelf Can Tell a Story

Fred Mastropasqua
Styling

The objects you collect can represent moments in your life or parts of your personality. It’s how you display them that turns them into a tale.

Oak & Granite
Jan 11

Jan 11 Oak & Granite

Fred Mastropasqua
Furniture

Chris and I love this store. They had a beautiful antique bureau desk. Simply unfold the desk to turn any living room into a study.

California Dream: Derek Nguyen’s Bungalow
Jan 10

Jan 10 California Dream: Derek Nguyen’s Bungalow

Fred Mastropasqua
Living Rooms, Plants

I got a chance to visit Santa Barbara and stayed at my uncle Derek’s house. Other than impeccable taste, he really has a green thumb.

Repurposing an Antique Spice Cabinet
Jan 8

Jan 8 Repurposing an Antique Spice Cabinet

Fred Mastropasqua
Plants, Furniture

A cabinet can be decorative in more ways than one. Storing plants in extra drawers is an innovative way to breathe life into any space.

Sit on a Zabuton
Jan 7

Jan 7 Sit on a Zabuton

Fred Mastropasqua
Living Rooms, Furniture

In Japan, it’s common to sit on the floor with a only a cushion for comfort. So, is the zabuton furniture or accessory?

Spa Treatment
Jan 6

Jan 6 Spa Treatment

Fred Mastropasqua
Bathrooms

Sometimes a bathroom makeover just needs a coat of white paint. Simply add antique items and fixtures to create a classier ambience.

Landscaping with Amory Herd
Jan 5

Jan 5 Landscaping with Amory Herd

Fred Mastropasqua
Interviews

In a male-dominated industry like landscaping, Amory Herd has set herself apart by shaping gardens the natural way.

Linen Couch Slipcovers
Jan 4

Jan 4 Linen Couch Slipcovers

Fred Mastropasqua
Furniture

Winter is when we prep for the summer heat, or at least dream of it. Here’s a perfect solution for keeping your couch cool.

My Rare Personal Blog Postings


Featured
Current State - 2020
Nov 21, 2020
Current State - 2020
Nov 21, 2020

Wow, has it really been three years since my last blog post? So much has happened since then. With the help of some great investors, Clearly Agile grow to 80 employees pre-covid. Now we’re down to mid 60’s but still, crazy growth. Back in 2017 Clearly Agile was around 6 employees. Now it’s on Inc’s fastest growing companies in the U.S.

Nov 21, 2020
Another Real World BDD Example (#2)
Jan 25, 2017
Another Real World BDD Example (#2)
Jan 25, 2017

This is my second real world BDD example that we’ve written in the past here at Clearly Agile. I’ve been given permission to share this piece of code from the client.

My previous example you can view here, which is around languages.
In this example, we have a scenario where a user can create something called a “Project” and it has to have a correct “Open Date”. Open Date is when the Project is complete and it’s calculated off a collection of Tasks.

Jan 25, 2017
Deja Vu Text Adventure with 1 Hour Sprints
Jan 23, 2017
Deja Vu Text Adventure with 1 Hour Sprints
Jan 23, 2017

Ever since I was a kid, I've always had an interest in developing games. With the strong indie game development over the last few years, it's possible for anyone now to build and be successful with an indie game. 

Jan 23, 2017
What is truth?
Jan 19, 2017
What is truth?
Jan 19, 2017

Started a series called the Truth Project by a Dr. Del Tackett and it's been very profound. If you haven't heard of it, check it out here: http://www.thetruthproject.org/ 

There are many questions asked and it's a thought provoking video. One thing I definitely can see, and I agree with, is that Truth is not variable. We can't all have our own Truth's based on our beliefs. There is one Truth. The truth is a fact and based on reality. It's not based on perspective or opinion or variable in any way.

Jan 19, 2017
Mentioned in the Best of Tampa Bay book
Jan 19, 2017
Mentioned in the Best of Tampa Bay book
Jan 19, 2017

Clearly Agile, the company I own and operate, was featured in a recent book "Best of Tampa Bay."  It talks about our early days, and it's nice to be mentioned alongside other great companies and locations in the area.  http://globalvillage.world/proudly-americas/north-america/united-states-of-america/florida/tampa/ 

Jan 19, 2017
Moved my site over to Squarespace from Wordpress and it was easy
Jan 19, 2017
Moved my site over to Squarespace from Wordpress and it was easy
Jan 19, 2017

It's that time again where I move my personal site over from a previous engine and try and keep all my old links working.

This time I went from Wordpress to Squarespace and have to say that the process was super easy! Squarespace has built-in import tool just for the process.

Jan 19, 2017
Featured in the Tampa Bay Times
Dec 11, 2016
Featured in the Tampa Bay Times
Dec 11, 2016

We were featured in the Tampa Bay Times on December 11th 2016. 

Fred Mastropasqua and Edmund Gorski started their software company, ClearlyAgile, from the desks they rented at CoWork Ybor.

"As our company started growing, we realized we needed to create some kind of workplace culture," said Mastropasqua, president of ClearlyAgile. "It was hard to learn the kind of work we do from home." He said they liked the laid back, but creative, atmosphere there. Plus CoWork Ybor is attached to the Blind Tiger Cafe, a perk for meetings and for free drip coffee.

Dec 11, 2016
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF BDD #1 - BEHAVIOR DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. AGILE ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
Oct 10, 2016
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF BDD #1 - BEHAVIOR DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. AGILE ENGINEERING PRACTICES.
Oct 10, 2016

If you're not familiar with BDD, Behavior Driven Development, it's a way of writing requirements that can be automatically turned into code for agile developers to automated testing of that feature. Read more about it here. This post is about specific examples.

However, I gotten tired of seeing the same examples everywhere. The "As a math idiot..." ones and lack of real world uses. I thought I would share some of the real world examples of Behavior Driven Development patterns, or BDD. I've scrubbed the examples from any client information. 

Oct 10, 2016
Wife’s wedding dress stolen from the UPS driver's hands
Feb 3, 2016
Wife’s wedding dress stolen from the UPS driver's hands
Feb 3, 2016

Over the last year my fiancé, at the time (wife now), and I saved up what we could and threw ourselves a wedding. Didn’t ask anyone for money, just invited everyone that we could afford too. Yes, we had some help in some areas with some things form loved ones but not out of asking for it but out of them offering. One of those was my wife’s wedding dress. Shown in the picture. So we got married and went off to the honeymoon. Israel and then Prague. After we got back she sent her dress to off to a service to get cleaned and sealed. So it could be preserved. Weeks later she got the delivery and low and behold…. it wasn’t her dress. She was pissed! They had mailed her someone else’s dress.

Feb 3, 2016
Dec 28, 2015
Building .NET on a Mac with Visual Studio Code
Dec 28, 2015

This is a great article on building a .Net application on the MAC OS with the new ASP.NET 5, cross-platform framework.

Dec 28, 2015
Changed your Windows 10 Background with the Classical "Old" Desktop Background Screen/Control Panel Window
Nov 27, 2015
Changed your Windows 10 Background with the Classical "Old" Desktop Background Screen/Control Panel Window
Nov 27, 2015

If you're like me and you used to use the Picture desktop background option, you'll find that in Windows 10, it doesn't look at the sub-folders. The new Personalization screen just doesn't have those options. I really dislike those screens.

Nov 27, 2015
On Google Hangout I appear offline to my friends
Jul 10, 2015
On Google Hangout I appear offline to my friends
Jul 10, 2015

If you uncheck the option “Show when you were last online” Google Hangouts will then show you as “offline” to your friends.

Jul 10, 2015
Jul 10, 2015
Can’t close Angular Bootstrap Modal–Stays Gray
Jul 10, 2015

There is something wrong with Angular 1.4 and angular-bootstrap 0.12, 0.13 that doesn’t for the close animation for modals. The modal closes but the background stays gray. Found a couple of open tickets on it.

Jul 10, 2015
I'll be speaking at these PMI events
Apr 20, 2015
I'll be speaking at these PMI events
Apr 20, 2015

I’ll be speaking at a few PMI events coming up here in the next few days.

Apr 20, 2015
Apr 17, 2015
Angular BlockUI Not Showing Up
Apr 17, 2015
Apr 17, 2015
Apr 4, 2015
Switched over my site to another blog engine some images not updated yet
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 3, 2015
2 Alternatives for Native iOS Apps using C#
Apr 3, 2015
Apr 3, 2015
Mar 23, 2015
Nikon P900 83x Optical Zoom Camera Real Example
Mar 23, 2015
Mar 23, 2015
Mar 23, 2015
How to Run an Effective Retrospective Meeting
Mar 23, 2015
Mar 23, 2015
Nov 22, 2014
Properly Install Mac Yosemite OS X 11.3 On Windows with VirtualBox
Nov 22, 2014
Nov 22, 2014

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