How to kill staging without “testing in production”
Most software teams have left behind the Waterfall(1) methodology in favor of approaches that move faster and flex more to accommodate changes and maximize the…
Jason Pollentier
Director of Engineering
About Jason Pollentier
Jason has been making web apps since 2004, including public facing websites, e-commerce, and complex administrative tools. Before coming to Revelry, he co-founded League Lab and helped to create a technology platform for the social sports league industry.
When he comes out from behind the keyboard, Jason can be found biking around New Orleans or hanging out at the rock climbing gym.
Wordle as a metaphor for software process
We at Revelry have a #wordelry channel in Slack where we share our Wordle scores and commiserate about unlucky guesses. It’s a great way…
Tackling hard problems head-on (can be a mistake)
A really hard problem can feel like a great chance to flex our skills and finally use some of those architectural patterns we’ve been…
Elixir Releases: Moving Past Elixir 1.8 and Distillery 2.0
Elixir 1.9 has been released with built-in support for releases, a need that was previously served (and continues to be) by the Distillery package.
Discussion: Problem Solving and Learning on the Job as a Software Engineer
A while back several Revelers were chatting in Slack about learning and working as a software engineer. Some interesting ideas were being thrown around…
My Introduction to Property Testing
Lately I’ve been exploring various automated testing techniques, and it’s about time I got to property-based testing, also known simply as property testing. I…
How Well-Tested Is Your Code? Try Mutation Testing to Really Understand
Mutation testing involves running your test suite many times, modifying the application code in different ways to see if the tests catch the change.
Doing Algebra in Code: Looking Past the Details To Focus on the Math
The hard part of this was recognizing the algebra beneath layers of domain-specific business rules.
Optimizing Feedback Loops for Iterative Agile Development
The team that seeks out feedback and views it as an asset rather than a slap in the face is the team that delivers real value to clients.
Tips and Advice for Dealing with Merge Conflicts
I was lying in bed this morning planning the best way to handle a merge conflict I know is coming with a colleague’s PR today, and I realized I’d like to know a couple of tricks for certain situations. Here they are: