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Pitfalls when switching branching models

Pitfalls when switching branching models

So you’ve decided to switch from one branching model to another. Did GitFlow catch your eye? Is it time to tackle feature flags with trunk-based development? No matter which model you choose, switching from one to another can be complicated. Here are 4 pitfalls we’ve seen that we...

Remote onboarding: How madewithlove onboards (remote) employees

Remote onboarding: How madewithlove onboards (remote) employees

Onboarding can be a stressful time for a company, doubly so for a remote company. At madewithlove, we focus on proper documentation so that new employees can self guide their onboarding. Here’s the schedule: Day 1 * Get acquainted with the team * Meet your assigned buddy (see below) * Read the...

Serverless functions with Vercel

Serverless functions with Vercel

As you (might) know, our current website is built on Gatsby. I love the fact we’re generating a super cacheable, fully static site with every build, but this adds a couple of limitations. One of the limitations of this setup is having no backend (I know that sounds funny)...

CPD method

CPD method

I love DDD, not domain driven design but instead double diamond design. In fact, I even mentioned it in my colleague.readme. Double diamond design solves many of the problems that I see most startups deal with. Engineers try to write code immediately and end up solving problems that no...

I'm starting a greenfield project and I'm terrified.

I'm starting a greenfield project and I'm terrified.

I started a greenfield project this week. I knew it was coming after one of our product managers told me about it during lunch a couple of weeks ago. To be honest with you, I was terrified. I’ve been at madewithlove for a little over 4 years now, working...

Communicating about change is hard. We’re making it easy.

Communicating about change is hard. We’re making it easy.

ChangeHub has been part of our madewithlove family for a long time. The first-ever commit dates back to November 8, 2014, during our team retreat in Lisbon where it started out as a small proof of concept to make it easier for our product managers and clients to know what...

Towards better code reviews

Towards better code reviews

Building software isn’t easy. Add the opinions and needs of multiple people into the mix and it can feel almost impossible at times. Learning to collaborate with multiple people on the same software is an essential skill for every software engineer nowadays, as almost no software gets built and...

Snapshot through the heart

Snapshot through the heart

While snapshot testing has been around for a while in the form of visual snapshots (used in visual regression testing), it’s clear that the introduction of textual snapshots in Jest a few years ago had a big impact on testing, not only in JavaScript but in other languages as...

Abstractions as simplifications

Abstractions as simplifications

As I was browsing through Twitter the other day, I saw someone complaining about abstractions among the lines of “we add abstraction layers on top of more abstraction layers and expect the system to be easy to maintain.” I understand this feeling because I’ve also felt that way before....

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