Meet Stuart Ballard: Eccentric Builder and Reluctant Technologist
Like many Revelers, Stuart was drawn to Revelry for the work-life alliance flexibility but stayed for the quality code. He currently travels full-time, taking…
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How to Master Slack for Maximum Productivity and Minimum Annoyance
We communicate as a team on Slack the same way we would via any other form of communication—by following our Core Values.
Low Batteries vs Actual Fires: Knowing When, How to Escalate a Project Issue
It’s Thursday night. One more day of work before I’m on vacation for a week. I’m awake later than I plan to be, but,…
My Favorite Functions and Patterns: debounce
This is the fourth post on my favorite functions and patterns in functional programming. Today, I’m sharing the function `debounce`.
NodeJS, an Elixir Library for Calling Node.js Functions
Having this Elixir-to-Node bridge allows us to use a tried-and-tested JavaScript library for our app while we get our Elixir client off the ground.
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.
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.
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.
Don’t Use JSON as a Configuration File Format (Unless You Have To)
Don’t use JSON as a configuration file format, unless you have to. Here are all the reasons why – and what to use instead.
Cross-browser Testing: Best Practices and Useful Resources
A great way to save hours of time is to always keep cross-browser best practices in mind throughout the process of developing a new site.
Coding Creativity 04: The Product Designer’s Role With Ryan Freitas
A conversation with Ryan Freitas, director of product design at uber, about the role of the product designer and ‘opinionated products.’
Apprenticeship: Workspace Essentials to Round Out the Learning Process
“There’s nothing you can’t do if you get the habits right.” I’d like to highlight the workspace essentials, processes, and resources that have been most useful in my learning process as an apprentice engineer.
