Common Code Review Pitfalls and How to Manage Them
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Should you run an Apprenticeship Program in 2026? If so…how?
At Revelry, we have a long history of running software apprenticeships. The CTO is a former graduate (and so am I). But everywhere I…
DeltaQuery: Simple Delta Sharing for Elixir
Today we’re excited to announce the open-source release of Delta Query! This library allows Elixir developers to query Delta Sharing sources, and handles the…
Why your AI Code Bias is Making You a Worse Reviewer
Do you think all AI generated code is shit? Are you an engineer, founder, or layperson who has used AI in the last few…
GitHub Copilot: 5 Great Tips for Better Outcomes
I’ve recently been making use of Microsoft’s “GitHub Copilot coding agent” on GitHub. This is a new feature that allows you to assign issues…
How to Maintain Your Joy as a Developer in the Age of AI
It’s 8:30 am. You roll out of bed, make your coffee, sit at your desk. You stare glumly at your screen, a list of…
#RevTWIL: XDebug, Vercel, and More
At Revelry, we believe in sharing and learning from one another (beliefs that are rooted in our Core Values). Among the many things we…
Building a Phoenix LiveView Native App
Note: This post reflects my experience working in LiveView Native before the recent (official) 0.3.0 release. I recently tried my hand at creating a…
Our Journey: Building with Generative AI, Part II
In a recent article, I shared Revelry’s journey into building with generative AI. As a brief recap: since 2013, Revelry has been at the…
From Ruby Roots to Elixir Excellence: Inside Our Slax Project Management Tool
Every software development team has its unique set of challenges when it comes to project management and communication flow. Enter **Slax**, our bespoke Slack…
#RevTWIL: Vulnerabilities – And How Technical Debt Accrues Interest
At Revelry, we believe in sharing and learning from one another (beliefs that are rooted in our Core Values). Among the many things we do…
How to Kill Staging Without “Testing in Production”
Most software teams have left behind the Waterfall(1) methodology in favor of approaches that move faster and flex more to accommodate changes and maximize the…
Continuous Integration
Also known as CI, this refers to the continuous work of pushing new features into the main codebase. We use Travis CI to manage…
Labels (GitHub)
We use GitHub labels to quickly identify tickets on the kanban board. (See GitHub repository, below.) This allows us to quickly scan the board…