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Mentorship in code reviews
February 15, 2017
Jeff Read
Code reviews are more than just a chance to catch bugs before they reach production. They are a mentoring opportunity to spread knowledge and improve our teams and code. Every code review should have two outcomes: improved code and improved engineers.
Keep reading.Neuroeconomics and user interactions
January 4, 2017
Dustin Lessard
Research shows that each decision we make has a tangible cost. Measuring these costs is not only possible, but highly accurate and relevant to our users.
Keep reading.Restraint-Driven Development
September 28, 2016
Jeff Read
Excellent Software Engineering is as much about the code you don't write as it is about the code you do write.
Keep reading.Technical empathy
August 31, 2016
Colby Natale
Proficient developers don’t just know how the code works, they can also effectively articulate the business value to others.
Keep reading.Non-Existent Python Mock Convenience Methods: A step toward sanity
July 20, 2016
Colleen Hardie
Read about one of many potential solutions to the unintentional use of non-existent mock convenience methods.
Keep reading.A survey of concurrent programming
June 8, 2016
Kevin Sookocheff
Learn how to design for concurrency with this survey of concurrent programming patterns and techniques.
Keep reading.We are ruthless on code reviews
April 27, 2016
MacLeod Broad
An open letter apology to the new recruit who is feeling discouraged.
Keep reading.5 ways to find focus in the workplace
April 13, 2016
Rachel McClung
Finding focus throughout the workday isn’t easy. Here are 5 ways one of our visual designers gets to an optimal state of productivity. Read her blog post now.
Keep reading.Don’t build in the dark: monitoring your microservices
March 16, 2016
MacLeod Broad
Faced with complex code, we knew we had to change our approach. Read on to shed light on complex microservices using monitoring-driven design.
Keep reading.Code refactoring: helping your team help you
February 24, 2016
Colleen Hardie
To maintain modularity, readability, and testability, we must accept code refactoring as a fact of life. Find out four keys for code refactoring success.
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