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…
Jason Pollentier
Director, Engineering
About Jason Pollentier
Since joining Revelry in 2017, Jason Pollentier has leveraged his extensive background in software development, SaaS innovation, and team leadership to drive the company forward. With a career spanning more than two decades, he has developed applications for a diverse range of clients and industries, from automotive and fitness to healthcare and consumer services. He’s also one of Revelry’s many AI enthusiasts.
In addition to his role in product development and project management, Jason also plays an important part in helping shape Revelry's technical vision and fostering a nurturing environment for our engineering team. He is instrumental in maintaining and advancing Revelry's hosting and infrastructure frameworks, with a particular enthusiasm for the Elixir programming language, around which he organizes internal meetups to share knowledge and inspire discussion.
Before joining Revelry, Jason was a co-founder of League Lab; QA and product developer at Code Systems Inc. (now Turbo.net); and a math instructor at Seattle Central Community College. He holds a degree in mathematics from Carleton College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Distinction.
Jason lives in New Orleans and enjoys bicycling and rock climbing in his spare time.
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…
Mutation Testing to Really Understand Your Code
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 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:
How to Make Git History Useful to Humans
Make sure you’re doing this consistently, because down the line it makes a big difference to somebody digging through git history.
Language Naming Conventions in Programming: It’s All in the Context
Jason had a theory: He dislikes abbreviations and acronyms, ambiguity and magic. And he likes explicitness and clarity. So he wondered why some code naming conventions seem to punish verbosity (when it’s required) and what this all has to do with language naming conventions.
Vim + VS Code = <3
Choosing a text editor is a personal thing, but here’s how using Vim with VS Code has made me a very happy software engineer.
“Put It On the Blockchain”: How Bitcoin Technology Is Revolutionizing Everything
You’re not alone. Jason has a lot of smart friends who are into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. And he wanted to know what it is to get excited about, because blockchain technology is about to change everything.