Where did my Google Drive “share with me” tab go?
Without even probably realizing it Google Drive have become an integral part of my day to day toolset. Everyone in my company use it to share documents across teams & departments using it. It is...
View ArticleRethinking how we manage email development & transactional delivery
Coding emails is one of the most depressing tasks in front-end development. From coding to sending we tend to want to push those tasks as far from us as we possibly can, but emails are a very...
View ArticleThoughts about React, Redux & javascript in 2016
The Javascript language is transforming, with ES6 & new frameworks following different philosophies, if you are currently doing some ES5 with Backbone; it’s time you give it a look before the whole...
View ArticleMy controlled input dilemma with react & redux
“An input that does not supply a value (or sets it to null) is an uncontrolled component. In a controlled input, the value of the rendered element will always reflect the value prop.” The input...
View ArticleJira, stakeholders and release notes
Jira influence over Agile project management tools is undeniable. It’s old, big, has lots of add-ons and a mountain of configurations that your big tech department management will love. However one...
View ArticleHiring devs
The way a company hires developers can say a lot about their culture. Is there a very strict HR followed process, tests and the type of those tests, culture-fit interviews, etc. While the point of all...
View ArticleScrum, the hard parts
If your team is trying Agile for the first time, then there is a big chance you guys are using Scrum. Scrum is an easy proposition at first glance, push out product increments at a consistent pace with...
View ArticleChannels are not the best way to handle internal discussions
(This article is a follow up on Jason Fried Is group chat making you sweat? I suggest you read it before reading this one) It’s funny to think that 7-8 years ago companies were banning MSN messenger...
View ArticleScrum-But is still better than what you are doing
For the last three years, I have been implementing Scrum methodologies in the companies I have been joining. A couple of years ago I joined a company that was trying to rewrite its e-commerce website...
View ArticleEngineers, Culture, Core Values and Interviews
Over the years, I have been part of the hiring process of some 40 to 50 software developers, as with most engineers, the majority of my interviews were very technical, diving into code, processes, and...
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