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Kids code the darndest things

Workiva engineers volunteered to help out the next generation of programmers. Read the blog to see highlights from Kids Code Summer Camp.
Keep reading.Starting my engineering career at Workiva

Find out what valuable lessons one Workiva intern has learned while beginning his engineering career
Keep reading.Remote collaboration pain? Try a dash of Google Drawings!

Let’s face it. We’ve all been there.
Trapped in a meeting that seems to be going nowhere, while the team on the other end of the call dominates the entire conversation. And, isn’t this the fourth time this month you’ve discussed this very issue?
Keep reading.Take it to the limit—considerations for building reliable systems

Building reliable systems is a key part of the engineering process at Workiva.
Keep reading.Mentorship in code reviews

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

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

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

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

Read about one of many potential solutions to the unintentional use of non-existent mock convenience methods.
Keep reading.A survey of concurrent programming

Learn how to design for concurrency with this survey of concurrent programming patterns and techniques.
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