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Thoughts, ideas and opinions on all things software strategy, design, and development – from the emerging tech experts at Revelry
Case Study: Revelry Helped MediaKits Grow Exponentially
After five months of teaming up with Revelry, MediaKits grew exponentially, from less than 1,000 users to over 15,000. The product is now monetized,…
Meet Dan Horne: Dad, Dog Dad, and Developer
So what was your path to Revelry? I have always had a deep understanding and positive relationship with technology. I started my journey back…
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…
Web3 x Liveview: Crystal Adkins Presents at the Big Elixir 2022
You don’t have to forsake Elixir and Phoenix to work with Web3 and Blockchain. Liveview gives us the perfect intermediary. Background The Conference: The…
Software Engineer Apprenticeship: The Definitive Guide
This is a complete guide to preparing for and landing a software engineer apprenticeship — that leads to a full-time job! If you want…
Why Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Makes User Stories 100% Better
At Revelry, we use BDD for all members of the team — and yes, that team includes our clients — so that everyone is clear about the intended user experience in the final product. Revelry’s flavor of BDD is a process for describing software features that is biased toward user’s actions and the results of those actions.
Nix: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Today we explore Nix, a purely functional package manager. Why Nix? Joe Armstrong, one of the creators of Erlang, once described Erlang as the…
Online Planning Poker for Accelerated Decision Making
Planning poker is an important part of estimating time spent on a project. But how do companies that recently went remote do planning poker? Here’s how we do planning poker for remote teams.
100+ More Custom Slack Emojis Your Company Needs
We’re back with even MOAR emoji for you and your team to use on Slack to communicate. Download over custom Slack emoji 100 now!
How to Set Up a Local SQL Server Container with Docker – Windows 10
It is quite simple to set up a local instance of SQL Server container with Docker on a Windows 10 machine. Step 1: Docker…
Meet Dan Murphy: Bullet Journalist, Dad, and Front End Developer
Dan Murphy is one of Revelry’s stellar front-end design engineers. Get to know him… Where are you from? I grew up in Peekskill, N.Y.,…
When to Use Ruby On Rails
Ruby on Rails runs on Ruby, which is an open source language that has been around since the 1990s. What is Ruby? One of…
Slack Communication With Clients and Partners — Our How and Why
At Revelry, we have a pretty solid internal Slack communication structure. Here’s how we collaborate with multiple innovation partners on Slack.
Why Startup Studios Need To Focus On The Importance Of Community Building
“Entrepreneurs and studios must understand the importance of community in company building. As I’ve been writing this article, I’ve been thinking about Greg Isenberg,…
6 Reasons PHP is a Mutant Toolbox
“Imagine you have a toolbox. A set of tools, looks okay, standard stuff in there. You pull out a screwdriver, you see it’s one…