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Writing code by hand used to be the job. Soon it will be a hobby, like woodworking or growing your own veg. What a company pays for now is judgment: knowing what to build, catching the answer that looks right and isn't, deciding when it's good enough to ship.
Recently, one of the most trendy stacks is the JAMStack, which was popularized by Netlify. It’s mainly SPAs but committed to supporting statically generated
So many problems in legacy or brownfield applications stem from invalid state being dragged around throughout the whole application and causing a bug somewhere far
A big part of closing a new investment round is the technical due diligence report that informs all parties involved of the current state of
The date is September 9, 1947. U.S. Navy officer Grace Hopper is working on a Harvard Mark II computer when she notices that it
Imagine if airplane companies never tested their airplanes. They just ship them when they’re done. Would you feel safe boarding a plane like that?
Buffer and AngelList researched the state of remote work for 2020. From their results, they identified multiple key struggles of remote workers. We decided to
Buffer and AngelList researched the state of remote work for 2020. From their results, they identified multiple key struggles of remote workers. We decided to
Buffer and AngelList researched the state of remote work for 2020. From their results, they identified multiple key struggles of remote workers. We decided to
Buffer and AngelList researched the state of remote work for 2020. From their results, they identified multiple key struggles of remote workers. We decided to
These days working remotely is — sadly enough — a hot topic. A lot of people are confronted with working from home for the first time and
Watch the recordings of our previous AMA sessions: ~ UPDATE – March 15th On popular demand, we are organising another session on Monday, March 16th at 5
“Why did I become a software engineer?”, people ask me. I doubt I would have chosen the software engineering career in the first place if
When managing any team, remote or not, one of your primary concerns as a manager is making sure your team can be as productive as
It was already past midnight when I drove home on my bike. The stormy weather earlier that evening had calmed down, but the broken branches
Who hasn’t heard the quote “We only hire the best candidates?” How many of those teams only have straight white men? I’ve been
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