My Favorite Functions and Patterns: Curry

February 13, 2019September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering Javascript

Welcome to the second installation in my series on functions and patterns in functional programming, featuring function: curry, named after Haskell Curry.

Stellar for Practical Blockchain Applications

January 29, 2019September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering Blockchain / Crypto Elixir / Phoenix Javascript

The Blockchain. I ignored it for so long. Too much hype. Too many stories of fraud. Those things are enough, but I absolutely hated…

Most Common Project Terms at Revelry: Part 2

January 15, 2019September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Product Management DevOps

I’ve chosen this specific list as part of an effort to foster a shared understanding of commonly used terms. This “glossary” doesn’t exist in a vacuum – it can (and should) continue to be challenged and evolve over time as our understanding changes.

NodeJS, an Elixir Library for Calling Node.js Functions

December 6, 2018October 6, 2022 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering Blockchain / Crypto Elixir / Phoenix Javascript

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.

Optimizing Feedback Loops for Iterative Agile Development

October 22, 2018September 12, 2024 |Jason Pollentier
Back-End Engineering

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.

History of Virtual Reality, Part 3: Welcome to the Metaverse

September 11, 2018September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Product Management

I, for one, am looking forward to the dawn of the metaverse, and I hope to see all of you on the other side.

Monitoring Phoenix Applications and Recording Metrics

July 26, 2018October 11, 2023 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering Elixir / Phoenix

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

July 23, 2018September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Leadership

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

July 11, 2018September 12, 2024 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering 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.

How to Take Your Pair Programming Skills to the Next Level

May 29, 2018January 27, 2022 |Revelry Team
Back-End Engineering

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.