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Nurturing Design in Your Software Engineering Culture

Strategic Tech

There are a few qualities that differentiate average from high performing software engineering organisations. In my experience, the culture is better and the results are better in orgs where engineers and architects obsess over the design of code and architecture. I highly recommend his writing on the topic.

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Transforming to an Engineering Culture of Curiosity With a Modern Observability 2.0 Solution

Honeycomb

tool, Pax8 faced hurdles in fostering a culture of ownership and curiosity due to user-based pricing limitations and an impending steep price increase. Pax8’s platform engineering team was keen on modernizing the company’s cloud commerce platform, but they were hitting obstacles with their traditional observability 1.0

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Astro emerges from stealth to connect Latin American developers with US tech companies

TechCrunch

Labor Department estimating that the global shortage of software engineers could reach 85.2 Before starting Astro, they worked at the same company — OwnLocal — where they found it was tough to compete against top tech firms for talent. based tech companies. million by 2030.

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On Not Being a Cog in the Machine

Honeycomb

It didn’t name any specific technology, nor did it necessarily ask for any specific prior titles or education. Someone who can work in both software engineering and automation. We build teams hoping to do that 1-5% and giving little attention to the rest, then wonder how to fix that culture.

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You are what you Git: how your VCS branching model affects your delivery cadence

CircleCI

The path of a software engineer is one of constant learning. Before joining CircleCI, my years of experience led me to believe that I was an engineer with a firm understanding of the technical aspects of the craft, as well as what is considered good practice. Yes, while we work on a ticket, we create a branch.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

VPs of Engineering often have a lot of influence over both company culture and policy, and the decisions our companies make ripple outside of the companies themselves. The whole tech industry would benefit from more perspectives in this role. A genuine joy in seeing teammates level up. Working across the stack.

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Cross-Functional Teams in Product Development: Definition, Principles and Examples

Altexsoft

For example, the UX designer may closely work with the developer to ensure the software’s interface is user-friendly. In the meantime, a developer can work with a QA engineer to identify and fix the bugs or issues that pop up during testing. Software engineer. Foster open communication among all team members.