Common Code Review Pitfalls for Managers and How to Deal with Them
Learn how to avoid common code review pitfalls that engineering managers face.
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Learn ten ways you can increase your code review efficiency and ship code faster, today.
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Continue ReadingGet Hired at Revelry: Why Your Community Contributions Matter
We look for three things. We want a cover letter that shows that you’ve done your research and are applying with intention. We want a résumé. That’s just par for the course. But third, and perhaps most importantly, we want to see your community contribution.
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Anything you can do from the Kubernetes command-line interface (kubectl), you can do through the Kubernetes API. Here’s how to build an app in 8 steps.
Continue ReadingElixir Releases and Docker Multi-Stage Builds on Kubernetes
At Revelry, we’ve recently changed how we deploy Phoenix / Elixir apps onto Kubernetes. We’re using a new feature of Elixir called “releases” alongside a Docker feature called “multi-stage builds.” The result is that we are making smaller and more secure Docker images than with our previous approach.
Continue ReadingCode Review Without Analysis Paralysis Using the 2-Pass Method
Recently, a coworker asked me how to avoid that feeling of analysis paralysis that can occur when you are doing a code review. I knew the feeling well, but I had not ever stopped to think about how I actually get over it. Upon reflection, I realized I have a method for getting over review-block […]
Continue ReadingUsing the ink Language for Narrative Prototyping
I started using the ink language a few years ago to make little bits of interactive fiction as a hobby. Over time, I’ve come to appreciate the simplicity and utility of the language. Then, I had a realization. There are branching paths and looping stories everywhere in life, not just in games. I started to […]
Continue ReadingHere’s Why We Do Case Interviews for Software Engineers
Technical interviews are broken. We do case interviews in order to take candidates from hearing the scenario, to asking clarifying questions, to giving broad opinions and concepts, to specific architecture and programming tasks.
Continue ReadingWhat’s the Difference Between Docker and Kubernetes?
Demystifying the difference between Kubernetes and Docker and why we use both at Revelry.
Continue ReadingSemantic Docker with Semantic Release, Docker, and Travis CI
This tutorial will show you how to combine semantic-release + docker + CI to automatically version your docker images based on your commit messages!
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