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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...

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...

Releasing with confidence

Releasing with confidence

Still scared to ship to production on Friday afternoon? Even after reading our previous post on maturing your release process? Here’s some practical advice on evolving your releases — from a fearful event to a trivial byproduct of building software. Building a release and go-to-market strategy is only possible when...

Pair programming as a newbie and the fear of judgment

Pair programming as a newbie and the fear of judgment

I’m new to pair programming. While the concept of pair programming is certainly not new to me (see among many, “The Clean Coder” by Robert C. Martin), I admit I previously did not have many opportunities to actually pair. It was either foreign to others or they just “didn’...

Bridging experience gaps while pair programming

Bridging experience gaps while pair programming

Some weeks ago, I was doing a talk about how you can make pair programming effective and enjoyable. Everything went well until I got a question which I couldn’t directly answer. The questioner had some experience with pair programming and asked me how you can avoid getting frustrated when...

The responsible developer profile explained

The responsible developer profile explained

At madewithlove, we take much pride in our company values. They are ingrained in everything we do, from selecting customers to managing our work-life balance to hiring new candidates. To achieve these company values, we need all of our colleagues to be honest human beings who have a passion for...

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

A couple of months ago, I was invited by the university I graduated from to be one of the speakers in an event in my home country of Brazil. The main audience consisted of students and local developers. I wanted to create a talk for everyone and I knew there...

Guiding teams to a better way of working

Guiding teams to a better way of working

The following post will discuss how you can guide a team to a better way of working. Important side note: this post assumes that the team, and by extension the organization you’re working for are open to your help and have a healthy organizational culture. Be aware of situations...

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