Remote Work Challenges? Get Yourself a Culture of Trust
You don’t have to allow interruptions. Take that pressure off yourself.
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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.
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.
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.
How, Why, and When: The Elements of an Effective Ticket Comment
We have daily standups. We tried adding a thing called a daily 4:20. But in the end, we decided to improve our ticket comment writing game. And Aline led the charge on the how and the why.
How To Immediately Dismiss The Numerical Keypad in React Native
If you have ever done mobile development in React Native, chances are you have used a TextInput. And, you’ve probably also used the numerical version of TextInput to create a numerical keypad.
“Put It On the Blockchain”: How Bitcoin Technology Is Revolutionizing Everything
You’re not alone. Jason has a lot of smart friends who are into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. And he wanted to know what it is to get excited about, because blockchain technology is about to change everything.
Get on the Google Drive Bus
It’s safe to say that Google is a household name. If you’ve never heard of it, let me help you. Despite the fact that…
Construct Histograms with Functional JavaScript
Jonathan shares code samples that prove how functional programming helped resolve some coding challenge problems much faster, and with fewer lines of code, than more imperative approaches would have — even for more imperative languages such as JavaScript.
Impostor Syndrome: Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Working in a team requires the members to all contribute their own set of knowledge to accomplish a goal. It’s unlikely that a team would be composed of members that share the same knowledge base. Stop worrying and love the bomb.
Save Time by Automating Build Pipelines with Fastlane
Here at Revelry we have looked to automating our deploy process to save time by cutting down on some of those manual actions. Enter fastlane. Fastlane is a collection of tools that can be used to develop what they call “lanes” that define a build and deployment pipeline.
8 Ways to Make Remote Pair Programming Awesome
At its core, pairing is another useful strategy to work with your peers and get shit done. The best way to know what works for you is to take more opportunities to pair with others, think about what works and what doesn’t work, and continue to refine this skill set.
Command Your Command Line (OSX Terminal edition)
Working in Terminal is faster and easier when you set up your bash profile with these awesome shortcuts and tricks that you can install yourself.