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Giving more tools to software engineers: the reorganization of the factory

Erik Bernhardsson

I had my first job as a software engineer in 1999, and in the last two decades I've seen software engineering changing in ways that have made us orders of magnitude more productive. Much like the classic No Silver Bullet paper on software productivity, none of these things in themselves were a dramatic improvement.

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Bandit ML helps e-commerce businesses present the most effective offer to each shopper

TechCrunch

Conti (who founded the company with Lionel Vital and Joseph Gilley) is a former Uber software engineer and researcher himself. Bandit ML aims to optimize and automate the process of presenting the right offer to the right customer. The startup was part of the summer 2020 class at accelerator Y Combinator. It also raised a $1.32

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Your Generative AI strategy could use a startup’s touch

CIO

If your business relies heavily on software engineering, you might consider trying tools that will help support your developers with code creation, such as paired programming. Accordingly, many organizations plan to boost GenAI funding, the survey found. Use the learnings to avoid making similar missteps with GenAI.

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How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company

TechCrunch

Initially, we approached this as a hardware challenge until we determined that the key to meeting next-generation electric motor demand actually lies in software. ECM PCB Stator Technology was founded on the innovation of MIT-trained electrical and software engineer Dr. Steven Shaw, our chief scientist.

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Article: Pipedrive Unfixed - Case Study of a Unicorn Company

InfoQ Culture Methods

Pipedrive would not have become a unicorn company by using a standard off-the-shelf agile framework. In Pipedrive's Agile Framework, the Product Managers pitch new ideas and Software Engineers volunteer to lead their Mission Teams. Instead, the company created its own framework.

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Compound aims to be a one-stop shop for tech employees to manage their finances

TechCrunch

Like many other tech employees, the two software engineers held equity in startups they had worked for, cryptocurrency investments and other illiquid assets. Jordan Gonen and Jacob Schein had both worked in the tech industry for a few years when they realized they lacked a clear understanding of their own finances.

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Generative AI is a make-or-break moment for CIOs

CIO

And, in fact, McKinsey research argues the future could indeed be dazzling, with gen AI improving productivity in customer support by up to 40%, in software engineering by 20% to 30%, and in marketing by 10%. Hardly a day goes by without some new business-busting development on generative AI surfacing in the media.