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Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely

Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely

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 are struggling with being productive. At madewithlove, we have been working remotely for the past 12 years and we hope by opening up our toolbox,...

Ask Me Anything with our CEO on working remote (from home)

Ask Me Anything with our CEO on working remote (from home)

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 pm CET. Same link to dial in: https://zoom.us/j/283684919. You can use this form to ask your question upfront. ~ At madewithlove, we...

My personal journey in IT

My personal journey in IT

“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 I hadn’t seen it before in a familiar environment. One important role model I had was my father, a lawyer, an accountant, and an...

Keeping your team healthy and more productive using remote work

Keeping your team healthy and more productive using remote work

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 possible by mitigating any risks that might affect their work. So when you’re considering remote work options, you might be worried about the possible...

Leadership dinner

Leadership dinner

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 on the bike lane showed that the little sister of storm Dennis had passed by. However, it wasn’t the strong wind that kept me...

My female perspective at madewithlove

My female perspective at madewithlove

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 fortunate to work on diverse teams across various companies. Madewithlove is currently very dominated by men. Being the only woman in the team makes me...

Our htaccess tester tool has new features

Our htaccess tester tool has new features

Writing .htaccess files can be an annoying task. There’s a lot written about it, but it remains a hard topic to get right, especially if you’re only doing this infrequently. Testing those files can be hard because it requires a local Apache server running or to upload it...

We are not a remote-first company

We are not a remote-first company

Although we have employees in 7 countries — not bad for 20 people! — madewithlove is not a remote-first company. Yes, we work remotely, but there are 6 traits that allow us to be a successful remote company. We are a knowledge-first company. What is a knowledge-first company? A knowledge-first company is...

Sit down! Why you are wasting time with standups

Sit down! Why you are wasting time with standups

Just like any other agile team, we meet each day to discuss blockers and what we planned to work on. The goal of the meeting is to get everyone on the same page and make it clear when there is friction. We even tried async written standups. Then we cancelled...

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