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We write about leadership, remote first, company culture, technical insights, and product management.
Snapshot through the heart
Snapshots are very easy to misuse despite how valuable they are. Here are some of the mistakes I made and what I learned from them.
Emma Fabre
July 02, 2020
Abstractions as simplifications
Abstractions are sometimes perceived as “more layers” or “more boilerplate”, and there seems to be some pushback on them claiming they add more unnecessary complexity to the application. I think there is a misconception on what abstractions are and which benefits they bring. In this short post, I try to argue that abstractions are supposed to be simplifications.
Tony Messias
June 18, 2020
Remote is not a substitute
Remote is not a substitute
Zvonimir Spajic
June 11, 2020
Thanks for rejecting me
Thanks for rejecting me
Yannick De Pauw
May 26, 2020
Pointers and tips: dispelling the magic of git merge
Pointers and tips: dispelling the magic of git merge
Zvonimir Spajic
May 18, 2020
No as a Service
No as a Service
Steve Tauber
May 12, 2020
Why your engineers shouldn’t launch your features
Why your engineers shouldn’t launch your features
Bram Devries
May 07, 2020
How do I know my team is productive when working from home?
How do I know my team is productive when working from home?
Dimitri Van Lunter
April 29, 2020
Introduction to Inertia.JS
Introduction to Inertia.JS
Tony Messias
April 24, 2020
Grandfathering in legacy
Grandfathering in legacy
Maarten Scholz
April 16, 2020
Due diligence in the age of social distancing
Due diligence in the age of social distancing
Steve Tauber
April 09, 2020
Follow these 4 steps to take your debugging skills to the next level
Follow these 4 steps to take your debugging skills to the next level
Bert Ramakers
March 27, 2020
What we talk about when we talk about testing
What we talk about when we talk about testing
Zvonimir Spajic
March 26, 2020
The top struggles of remote workers (part 4) — Distractions at home
The top struggles of remote workers (part 4) — Distractions at home
Steve Tauber
March 16, 2020
The top struggles of remote workers (part 3) — Not being able to unplug
The top struggles of remote workers (part 3) — Not being able to unplug
Steve Tauber
March 16, 2020
The top struggles of remote workers (part 2) — Loneliness
The top struggles of remote workers (part 2) — Loneliness
Steve Tauber
March 16, 2020
The top struggles of remote workers (part 1) — Collaboration & communication
The top struggles of remote workers (part 1) — Collaboration & communication
Steve Tauber
March 16, 2020
Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely
Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely
Yannick De Pauw
March 14, 2020
Ask Me Anything with our CEO on working remote (from home)
Ask Me Anything with our CEO on working remote (from home)
Andreas Creten
March 12, 2020
My personal journey in IT
My personal journey in IT
Vicky Jáuregui
March 10, 2020
Keeping your team healthy and more productive using remote work
Keeping your team healthy and more productive using remote work
Bert Ramakers
March 05, 2020
Leadership dinner
Leadership dinner
Tim Sterkens
February 25, 2020
My female perspective at madewithlove
My female perspective at madewithlove
Vicky Jáuregui
February 19, 2020
Our htaccess tester tool has new features
Our htaccess tester tool has new features
Wouter Sioen
February 06, 2020
We are not a remote-first company
We are not a remote-first company
Steve Tauber
February 05, 2020
Sit down! Why you are wasting time with standups
Sit down! Why you are wasting time with standups
Steve Tauber
January 30, 2020
Have you seen our new haircut?
Have you seen our new haircut?
Yannick De Pauw
January 28, 2020
Never talk to strangers
Never talk to strangers
Zvonimir Spajic
January 20, 2020
Attend our first workshop: Why remote companies are winning
Attend our first workshop: Why remote companies are winning
Dimitri Van Lunter
January 14, 2020
I don't trust this kid any further than I can throw him
I don't trust this kid any further than I can throw him
Steve Tauber
January 10, 2020
I need vacation: madewithlove company retreat 2019 (Italy)
I need vacation: madewithlove company retreat 2019 (Italy)
Steve Tauber
December 24, 2019
Releasing with confidence
Releasing with confidence
Jonas Drieghe
December 18, 2019
How to be an asshole when testing bugs
How to be an asshole when testing bugs
Steve Tauber
December 10, 2019
Typed property must not be accessed before initialization
Typed property must not be accessed before initialization
Wouter Sioen
December 06, 2019
Getter, Setter, Never?
Getter, Setter, Never?
Zvonimir Spajic
December 04, 2019
Gatsby and the new era of site generators
Gatsby and the new era of site generators
Emma Fabre
November 25, 2019
Stop managing your releases before you start managing your releases
Stop managing your releases before you start managing your releases
Jonas Drieghe
November 19, 2019
Gotta Go Fast: Reducing friction in everyday work
Gotta Go Fast: Reducing friction in everyday work
Emma Fabre
October 29, 2019
Dinner and a show
Dinner and a show
Steve Tauber
October 23, 2019
Experimenting with asynchronous planning
Experimenting with asynchronous planning
Steve Tauber
October 21, 2019
A nice app on Elm street
A nice app on Elm street
Emma Fabre
September 15, 2019
Hexagonal Architecture demystified
Hexagonal Architecture demystified
Zvonimir Spajic
September 04, 2019
How to integrate Elasticsearch in your Laravel App – 2019 edition
How to integrate Elasticsearch in your Laravel App – 2019 edition
Tony Messias
August 28, 2019
Delivery oriented stand-ups
Delivery oriented stand-ups
Wouter Sioen
August 21, 2019
Catching bugs early with static analysis
Catching bugs early with static analysis
Bram Devries
August 12, 2019
Let’s have pessimistic locking strategies
Let’s have pessimistic locking strategies
Vicky Jáuregui
July 26, 2019
Why do we use bad color schemes?
Why do we use bad color schemes?
Emma Fabre
July 11, 2019
One job, many roles. The different skills needed to be a successful CTO
One job, many roles. The different skills needed to be a successful CTO
Jonas Van Schoote
July 03, 2019
Makefiles for automation and better dev-UI
Makefiles for automation and better dev-UI
Zvonimir Spajic
June 27, 2019
The hidden complexities of search
The hidden complexities of search
Dieter Vanden Eynde
June 14, 2019
Someone’s got a case of the Mondays
Someone’s got a case of the Mondays
Steve Tauber
June 05, 2019
Work well-being
Work well-being
Vicky Jáuregui
May 29, 2019
Pair programming as a newbie and the fear of judgment
Pair programming as a newbie and the fear of judgment
Michał Karnicki
May 24, 2019
Bridging experience gaps while pair programming
Bridging experience gaps while pair programming
Wouter Sioen
May 20, 2019
The responsible developer profile explained
The responsible developer profile explained
Yannick De Pauw
May 09, 2019
On remote culture: the perspective of a Brazilian working for a Belgian remote first company
On remote culture: the perspective of a Brazilian working for a Belgian remote first company
Kaio Brito
April 19, 2019
Optimizing JavaScript packages for tree shaking
Optimizing JavaScript packages for tree shaking
Geoffrey Dhuyvetters
April 12, 2019
Liskov Substitution Principle Explained
Liskov Substitution Principle Explained
Bert Ramakers
April 04, 2019
Improving companies by sharing stories and cauliflower risotto at our first CTO dinner
Improving companies by sharing stories and cauliflower risotto at our first CTO dinner
Yannick De Pauw
March 29, 2019
Chrome alternatives for devs
Chrome alternatives for devs
Emma Fabre
March 22, 2019
Using MySQL for Testing (on Laravel)
Using MySQL for Testing (on Laravel)
Tony Messias
March 15, 2019
Guiding teams to a better way of working
Guiding teams to a better way of working
Dimitri Van Lunter
March 06, 2019
Why good engineers avoid cool solutions
Why good engineers avoid cool solutions
Bert Ramakers
February 27, 2019
Why product marketing is more important in a tech company than you think
Why product marketing is more important in a tech company than you think
Bram Devries
February 20, 2019
Team retreat 2018 – Greece: Why madewithlove retreats once a year
Team retreat 2018 – Greece: Why madewithlove retreats once a year
Yannick De Pauw
February 13, 2019
The Domain-Driven Design fallacy
The Domain-Driven Design fallacy
Wouter Sioen
February 07, 2019
Does code need to be perfect?
Does code need to be perfect?
Andreas Creten
January 25, 2019
How efficient is pair programming? Will it work on your team?
How efficient is pair programming? Will it work on your team?
Wouter Sioen
January 15, 2019
Creating a declarative oscillator component with React hooks.
Creating a declarative oscillator component with React hooks.
Geoffrey Dhuyvetters
January 04, 2019
Company benefits in 2019 at madewithlove
Company benefits in 2019 at madewithlove
Yannick De Pauw
December 24, 2018
Immutability with immer
Immutability with immer
Emma Fabre
December 13, 2018
What if… you’re the only non-tech guy in a tech company
What if… you’re the only non-tech guy in a tech company
Tim Sterkens
December 06, 2018
Using Prettier in PHP
Using Prettier in PHP
Emma Fabre
November 27, 2018
Re-evaluating the need for estimates
Re-evaluating the need for estimates
Jonas Drieghe
November 19, 2018
How to keep pair programming digestible
How to keep pair programming digestible
Wouter Sioen
November 06, 2018
Kubernetes 101 – explaining the basics while running a Laravel application with Redis and MySQL.
Kubernetes 101 – explaining the basics while running a Laravel application with Redis and MySQL.
Tony Messias
October 25, 2018
The Minimum Viable Product is not so minimum anymore
The Minimum Viable Product is not so minimum anymore
Jonas Van Schoote
October 03, 2018
Firebase and Redux Saga can be friends
Firebase and Redux Saga can be friends
Kaio Brito
August 17, 2018
Refactoring towards testability
Refactoring towards testability
Wouter Sioen
August 07, 2018
Don’t Notion shine when she’s gone?
Don’t Notion shine when she’s gone?
Emma Fabre
July 18, 2018
How I fell for madewithlove in 30 days
How I fell for madewithlove in 30 days
Vicky Jáuregui
July 10, 2018
Three steps to hiring: how we attract talented developers
Three steps to hiring: how we attract talented developers
Yannick De Pauw
July 05, 2018
Working remotely: a new user’s perspective.
Working remotely: a new user’s perspective.
Dimitri Van Lunter
June 15, 2018
My first day at madewithlove and a strange white box
My first day at madewithlove and a strange white box
Gabriel Martinez
June 11, 2018
Why is everybody wearing headphones?
Why is everybody wearing headphones?
Andreas Creten
March 02, 2018
Remote versus offshoring in software development
Remote versus offshoring in software development
Andreas Creten
February 22, 2018
Running Kibana with Sense
Running Kibana with Sense
Tony Messias
December 18, 2017
Avoiding Conditionals, an example
Avoiding Conditionals, an example
Tony Messias
August 14, 2017
How we improved our PWA score by 53 points in 4 hours
How we improved our PWA score by 53 points in 4 hours
Frederick Van Brabant
March 13, 2017
How to integrate your Laravel app with Elasticsearch – 2017 edition
How to integrate your Laravel app with Elasticsearch – 2017 edition
Tony Messias
March 06, 2017
PHP UK Conference 2017
PHP UK Conference 2017
Frederick Van Brabant
February 24, 2017
Basic understanding of text search in elasticsearch
Basic understanding of text search in elasticsearch
Dieter Vanden Eynde
December 19, 2016
PHP Conference Brasil 2016
PHP Conference Brasil 2016
Tony Messias
December 12, 2016
A bird’s eye view on API development
A bird’s eye view on API development
Frederick Van Brabant
November 16, 2016
Introduction to domain driven design
Introduction to domain driven design
Dieter Vanden Eynde
July 11, 2016
Concurrent HTTP requests without opening too many connections
Concurrent HTTP requests without opening too many connections
Hannes Van De Vreken
April 15, 2016
How to build faceted search with facet counters using Elasticsearch
How to build faceted search with facet counters using Elasticsearch
Dieter Vanden Eynde
March 25, 2016
Commands, events, global functions and testing
Commands, events, global functions and testing
Tony Messias
February 26, 2016
On how to implement a code of conduct
On how to implement a code of conduct
Frederick Van Brabant
January 29, 2016
Otto: First Impressions
Otto: First Impressions
Tony Messias
November 29, 2015
Thread carefully
Thread carefully
Emma Fabre
November 13, 2015
Set Blackfire to the rain
Set Blackfire to the rain
Emma Fabre
November 09, 2015
Managing data flow on the client-side
Managing data flow on the client-side
Bram Devries
October 21, 2015
Code review
Code review
Dieter Vanden Eynde
October 20, 2015
madewithlove retreat in Girona
madewithlove retreat in Girona
Claudia Reynders
October 19, 2015
Webpack your bags
Webpack your bags
Emma Fabre
October 16, 2015
*AwareInterfaces: simple interfaces with getter and setter
*AwareInterfaces: simple interfaces with getter and setter
Hannes Van De Vreken
September 29, 2015
Why You Should Avoid Over-Abstracting
Why You Should Avoid Over-Abstracting
Hannes Van De Vreken
September 28, 2015
Laracon EU 2015 recap
Laracon EU 2015 recap
Tony Messias
August 28, 2015
PHP Docblock return types
PHP Docblock return types
Hannes Van De Vreken
August 24, 2015
HTTP Client for SDKs
HTTP Client for SDKs
Hannes Van De Vreken
July 31, 2015
ChangeHub
ChangeHub
Bram Devries
July 03, 2015
Displaying stream progress in PHP
Displaying stream progress in PHP
Hannes Van De Vreken
May 17, 2015
Laravel’s Ecosystem
Laravel’s Ecosystem
Tony Messias
May 15, 2015
Code Style options for Cleaner Diffs
Code Style options for Cleaner Diffs
Hannes Van De Vreken
May 08, 2015
Improving code style when working on a legacy code base
Improving code style when working on a legacy code base
Hannes Van De Vreken
April 27, 2015
Tilde and caret version constraints in Composer
Tilde and caret version constraints in Composer
Hannes Van De Vreken
April 10, 2015
elastic{ON} 2015
elastic{ON} 2015
Dieter Vanden Eynde
March 23, 2015
JSday Maceio 2015 recap
JSday Maceio 2015 recap
Juarez Filho
March 15, 2015
PHP type hints: self and parent
PHP type hints: self and parent
Hannes Van De Vreken
March 14, 2015
Halfway through
Halfway through
Jonas Denil
March 06, 2015