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Focusing external teams’ members to resolve business needs
Monday, June 05, 2023 in People
Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash The article discusses the importance of focusing on business needs when collaborating with external teams. The author shares an example where an external engineer’s focus on perfecting code was hindering progress, and describes the steps taken to align the engineer’s focus with the project’s business needs. The outcome was improved productivity, better team behavior, and guidelines for more business-aware practices.
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Improving App Stability: A Proactive Approach to Overcoming External Constraints
Thursday, May 04, 2023 in People
Photo by Milton Wiklund on Unsplash This article is about taking a proactive approach to improving app stability by addressing external constraints that can hinder development efforts. The author emphasizes the importance of specificity in identifying problems and using analytical tools to calculate the impact of those problems on business goals. The article provides a real-life example of how a team improved app stability within the constraints of external factors, such as an unstable backend server, by taking a creative and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
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Code Review - Team Agreements
Thursday, October 13, 2022 in People
Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash Countless words have been written on why code review is good for the code of the app. But if during code review you focus solely on code, you’re doing it wrong.
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Optimizing Cooperation
Monday, October 10, 2022 in People
Photo by taylor on Unsplash For developers, non-coding factors that are not directly related to their work are often a source of frustration. I’d like to show you that you have the power to make your company more efficient.
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Proposing architectural changes
Friday, September 02, 2022 in People
Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash It’s not easy to introduce changes in a team that numbers more than just a few developers. You should ensure that everyone understands what is going to be changed, why and how. I’d like to guide you on how you can make this process as painless as possible.
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The Problem of Knowledge Sharing
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in People
Photo by Niamat Ullah on Unsplash Many good articles mention the fact that modern business is based on knowledge sharing. Countless organizations implement systems that are supposed to make it easier. I’d like to follow this trend and show you my own, slightly different take on knowledge sharing, to help you optimize solutions within your environment.
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When QA slows down your team
Tuesday, August 09, 2022 in Engineering
Image Photo by Artem Ka from unsplash In my work, many a time have I witnessed QA offer less value than expected. I’ve gathered some thoughts to understand why it happened so many times, so that you might find ways to avoid it.
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Don't be fooled by knowledge shared in this self-development article
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 in People
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash You shouldn’t trust this article and you shouldn’t trust me either. But you should still read this article if you don’t want to be lied to.
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When a product requirement is not worth implementing
Monday, August 23, 2021 in Engineering
Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash Life is full of compromises, so is software development - this article will help you make good decisions when an unforeseen problem occurs.
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Coastline paradox
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in Engineering
Photo by Max Böttinger on Unsplash The coastline paradox was first observed by Lewis Fry Richardson and later expanded upon by Benoit Mandelbrot in Science Magazine in 1967. It shows that measuring the coastline length is not as straightforward as it might seem.