With community and Developer Experience taking on greater priority across the technology sector, Developer Relations (DevRel) has had to adapt and connect with developers beyond technical expertise. Besides as DevRel continues to change shape across companies, it also serves as a springboard to diverse career paths given the transferable skills built in areas like communicating […]
Companies differing motivations and resources determine their priorities and impact how they develop their products. In this way, not all companies base their business model on building a product to solve a real problem. Still, some of them do. In the case of Flagsmith, a commercial open-source feature flagging software, its developers focus on features […]
Education is one of developers’ most precious assets. Education makes the difference in adapting to changing tech trends and industry perspectives. What’s more, quality educational environments can also help developers network and find jobs. With this end in mind, Major League Hacking provides unique and intensive learning experiences that allow participants to rapidly progress from […]
Keeping up with the latest trends and technologies, dealing with imposter syndrome, and finding your place in the community are just a few of the challenges developers face. Withal, for those who are passionate about technology, it can also be a rewarding and exciting career. In this article, This Dot Labs Co-Founder and Web Developer […]
DevOps emerged to break down the silos between development and operations teams, speeding up release cycles, reducing errors, and improving communication. For developers, this meant the opportunity to play a more central role in the software development process. In this regard, Mey Beisaron’s broad experience with programming languages and technologies motivated her to transition from […]
Among the deeds of software development, the open source space emerges as a powerful force, enabling collaboration, innovation, and democratization. However, as the popularity of open source grew, so did the challenge of distinguishing between truly open-source products and those that adopt its terminology for ulterior motives. In this episode, we delve into the experiences […]
The ability to adapt, collaborate, and continuously improve has become paramount in keeping pace with ever-changing technologies, customer demands, and market trends. In this episode, we discover how Michael Feathers, chief architect of Globant and renowned software expert, addresses the challenges of onboarding teams to complex systems and scaling software development. In his upcoming book, […]
Founded on knowledge-sharing and learning opportunities, digital communities are invaluable assets in many trades, including software engineering. Likewise, the quality of these communities will correlate with the quality of their information, which depends on the possibilities for user participation. In this episode, Stack Overflow and Discourse co-founder Jeff Atwood reveals his thoughts on the platforms […]
Refactoring has become an integral part of software development practices and has gained widespread recognition and adoption in the industry. It promotes clean code, extensibility, and readability, as the pillars of robust and easier-to-maintain software systems. But as the concept of refactoring continues to evolve as new programming paradigms and technologies emerge, its role as […]
Richard Seroter, Google Cloud’s director of product management and DevRel, shares his perspectives on the importance of learning, the disconnect between technology and business goals, and building customer-oriented teams. In this episode, we will explore his insights on career strategy, the significance of clear goals, the balance between business and tech strategies, and what’s next […]