Insights
Thoughts, ideas and opinions on all things software strategy, design, and development – from the emerging tech experts at Revelry
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.
“Call Your Shots” and Other SEAL Team Leadership Skills We Love
Everyone is a leader at Revelry, and it’s because we let the process take the lead. Hang on though – we’re not cultists. When the process doesn’t fit, we allow ourselves and our team to change it up. We make the process work for us when necessary, not the other way around.
How To Be Proactive at Work on a Lean Agile Team
When every day is “same same but different” as they say, it helps to rely on habits for staying on top of responsibilities. This way, we don’t slip into feeling reactive and stressed out with our workloads.
Supporting Work-Life Alliance in Remote Work: Our Strategy
A flexible work environment means that the team may be working or resting at many different hours. Believing that your teammates have achieved that essential personal balance is the first step in knowing that you’ll be operating from a place of trust.
Remote Work Challenges? Get Yourself a Culture of Trust
You don’t have to allow interruptions. Take that pressure off yourself.
Monitoring Phoenix Applications and Recording Metrics
At Revelry, we are heavy users of DataDog so this solution leans heavily into putting metrics there.
Toward a Humane and Democratic Workplace: The Semco Story
Maverick is a far more interesting read than the average business book. I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to make their work place more energetic, effective, fair, and most of all, humane.
An Implementation of Conway’s Game of Life Using Ramda and Functional JavaScript
Once he wrote his own implementation of Conway’s Game of Life, Jonathan finally felt like a real programmer. He continues to apply this tactic when learning a new language or library. Here, he shares the results of using it on Ramda.
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.
Managing Technical Projects Without a Technical Background
Aline wants you to go forth and be awesome, non-technical project managers: Acknowledge that learning new things is hard, be patient with yourself, and trust that the technical team will give you the same courtesy. Together, we make each other better. It’s the Revelry way.
Development With the iPhone X in Mind: Troubleshooting Common Problem Areas
If you’re designing and building apps with the iPhone X in mind, you’re going to want to optimize for its many changes and troubleshoot some common problem areas. Brittany researched the iPhone X more than most people who bought the phone!
Here’s How We Survived a Two Week Fire Drill
Speaking up about potential challenges is a normal and important part of our process. When a teammate raises a fire drill, available or relevant teammates participate in the topic thread. Sometimes, we resolve the issue in a few minutes. And other times, we identify a major challenge and take the conversation to the product owner to discuss next steps.
How to Take Your Pair Programming Skills to the Next Level
If you take a cross-section of developers, you’ll find some very mixed opinions about pairing. Some devs hate it. Some devs write blog posts about how great it is. Why is this? Let’s chat about why pair programming is awesome, and what you can do to level up your skills.
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.