Honeycomb

MAY 24, 2023

Is it any surprise that studies are showing 83% of software developers are feeling burnout? That was certainly the case at Slack where releases were delayed due to a high rate (50%) of flaky tests. Deploying observable code is simply less stressful/risky because teams will know quickly if there are any issues.

Software Review 52

Software Review Culture Systems Review Engineering Culture 52

Netlify

MARCH 2, 2021

These are built on three key principles: Automation : By automating recurring tasks whenever possible, we reduce the margin for human error and free up our engineers to focus on the right things. To do this effectively, we need a culture of confidence around the code that we take to production.

Software Review 76

Software Review Systems Review Technical Review Testing 76

Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

But to give credit where it’s due: it’s natural for startup founders to look for ways to get more out of their team, and yet it doesn’t seem to be as natural to recognize successes by granting new titles and roles. There are always new problems to level up on, if you’re willing to lend a hand with whatever comes up. A generalist streak.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering B2C Technical Review 98

Honeycomb

AUGUST 2, 2022

The energy is infectious. There’s also a strong debugging culture. For me, it’s the emphasis on the social aspects of engineering, despite this being a very engineering and product-driven company. At some previous companies, demos were a semi-skippable event where you were unsure of the value of the feature. At Honeycomb?

Engineering 52

Engineering Technical Review Software Review Culture 52

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. Our existing deploy tooling and engineering culture made the transition to remote work go much more smoothly. No Q4 code freezes for us. no oversharing or prying). Congrats to Observe Inc.

Part-Time VPE 57

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 57

Honeycomb

JANUARY 5, 2021

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. Our existing deploy tooling and engineering culture made the transition to remote work go much more smoothly. No Q4 code freezes for us. no oversharing or prying). Congrats to Observe Inc.

Part-Time VPE 52

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Engineering Software Review 52

Honeycomb

JULY 14, 2023

Departments or teams can burn through an infinite amount of energy re-litigating these decisions with stakeholders if the exec team doesn’t tell the story of these tradeoffs from above and make clear that the avenue for strategy concerns is mostly up, not sideways. However, I learned to leave myself more slack to respond to unexpected things.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering Weak Development Team Energy 98