To Github’s 38%: AI Coding Tools Are Worth Pushing Past the Fear
According to Github’s recent AI in Software Development survey, over 97% of software developers, engineers, and programmers in the U.S., Brazil, Germany, and India…
Productivity
Productivity content on the Revelry Blog: Navigate our lab notes by using the tag system.
The Impact of Spatial Computing on Software Engineering: Reimagining Digital Workspaces
In early June, Apple introduced its Apple Vision Pro and in doing so sent the technology world into a frenzy with two words: spatial…
Getting Your Product to Market Fast: Two Approaches to Support
In the world of software product development, unexpected problems are par for the course. Deadlines shift. Projects become more complex than anticipated. Systems crash….
Why Your Team Needs a Product Manager
At Revelry, we like to think of our product managers as both the conductor and the orchestrator – directing priorities and ensuring those priorities…
Online Planning Poker for Accelerated Decision Making
Planning poker is an important part of estimating time spent on a project. But how do companies that recently went remote do planning poker? Here’s how we do planning poker for remote teams.
Our Remote Workstations & the Products We Love
We understand how involved it can be as you acclimate to remote work culture, especially during times like these. With years of remote work under our belt, we’d like to help by sharing our own work from home setups and some of the tools and products that we love.
7 Tips for Context Switching Without Losing Momentum
Our process requires trust and skill at context switching. Here are the best ways to make it easy for yourself and others to switch tasks and cope with juggling project work.
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,…
6 WordPress Features You Should Know About
There are so many features in WordPress, it’s impossible to know them all. The trick is to find the hidden gems that make your life easier.
Managing Technical Debt: Etiquette, Tips, and Techniques
There are many moving parts involved in product delivery. Ideally, we never utilize developer shortcuts or compromises. And even when we knowingly take shortcuts, the intention is always to come back and clean this up eventually.
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.
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.
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.
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.