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What is a retrospective, and how to run one

Reflecting on work through retrospectives helps software teams improve by identifying what went well and what didn’t. This promotes continuous growth, stronger collaboration, and better performance. Creating action plans from these insights leads to higher-quality results and a more cohesive team.

Crossing boundaries: Passing server data to client components in React

Learn how to optimize performance by fetching data server-side without blocking the page render. This guide explores passing promises to React client components and resolving them asynchronously using Suspense, ensuring a smoother, faster user experience.

Framework junkies

Developers are increasingly focusing on frameworks like Laravel or React, but deep knowledge of the underlying programming language is crucial. Mastering the basics enables better problem-solving, performance optimization, and flexibility across different frameworks or languages.

Pragmatic ways of keeping documentation up to date

While documentation is vital, too much can lead to outdated or duplicate content. To manage it, consolidate docs in one platform, separate live from historical content, archive outdated ones, move technical docs closer to code, and encourage sharing links to foster a documentation culture.

Developer Experience and why a business should prioritize it

In today's fast-paced market, optimizing Developer Experience (DX) is key to delivering quality software efficiently. Unlike User Experience (UX), which focuses on end users, DX enhances the tools, processes, and culture developers work in, boosting productivity and satisfaction for better outcomes.

Infrastructure is a business decision

Learn how non-technical metrics can help control operational costs in tech startups. This article explains the importance of understanding real infrastructure costs and the cost of change to prevent your business expenses from spiraling out of control.

How to create a mobile development team for startups

Mobile devices are being used a lot. This underscores the importance of mobile app development for startups. A mobile app can give businesses a competitive edge, boost revenue strategies, and increase user engagement, making it a vital tool for growth and scalability.

Core Protocols: improving communication within your team

Efficient communication is important for SaaS teams. Core Protocols can unlock great potential in communication. Implementing these protocols can significantly improve a team's output and overall satisfaction by creating a shared vision and setting clear expectations.

Continuous integration and continuous deployment on mobile

Mobile app development i scomplex. Manual processes are error-prone and slow. CI/CD automates building, testing, and deploying apps, enhancing quality and speeding up releases. This guide explores CI/CD steps and tools for mobile apps.

How to explain your tech debt to your investors

Learn how to explain technical debt to investors effectively. This guide simplifies its impact on growth and strategies to manage it, helping you enhance company value and align business goals.

Stop Coding, Start Leading: Shifting dynamics for startup CEOs

Once their team starts to grow, technical founders must shift from coding to leading. They often wrongly believe they can build features more quickly independently rather than collaborating with the team.

Embracing brownfield projects & legacy code in SaaS

Balancing innovation with stability is key in managing SaaS legacy code. You explore phased implementations, leveraging existing assets, and continuous learning to maximize legacy code potential. Ideal for tech leads and founders.

Understanding and managing technical debt and legacy code: a guide for founders

Discover effective strategies for managing technical debt and legacy code in software development. This comprehensive guide for founders explores the causes, impacts, and solutions to maintain sustainable growth and high-quality code.

Leading with fear: these leadership mistakes will break your startup

We’ll discuss some critical, non-technical challenges in leadership, including the impacts of ego and lack of self-awareness, and learn strategies to create a positive and productive work environment. Fear-driven leadership will break most startups.

Floating team members & priorities

In SaaS, shifting priorities and changing teams cause stress. Stable teams focus priorities but may lack roles, leaving floating members to juggle demands. A one-person service team can offer clarity, but careful prioritization and team restructuring are vital.

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