Apps Can’t Fly (But We Keep Trying to Make Them) May 5 / Andrija Matijevic Ever tried turning a perfectly good car into a plane mid-drive? That’s basically what we’re doing to our apps in some meetings.
Devs and DBAs can’t find peace, but could they call a truce? April 18 / Toni Babic Are DBAs the guardians of order or just here to give devs a hard time? Or maybe devs are a little too used to getting their way?
Developers who use AI tools are more productive, but are they happier? April 2 / ShiftMag New research on the impact of generative AI on software development showed some paradoxical findings.
About 10% of developers ‘do virtually nothing’ November 29 / Antonija Bilic Arar Stanford research in developer productivity has identified 0.1x engineers.
Is code an asset or a liability? November 12 / ShiftMag Code is an asset, but each line is a liability. Let’s explain.
5 strategies to turn underperforming groups of engineers into top-performing teams September 19 / Anastasija Uspenski By focusing on clarity, team composition, synergy, empowerment, and continuous improvement, leaders can build high-performance software teams.
How Google got better at measuring developer productivity July 18 / Ana Marija Kostanic No single metric can capture developer productivity and productivity doesn't revolve just around output.
Programming is similar to knitting? Well, for our brain it is. June 5 / Milena Radivojević Both activities offer similar rewards. Knowing that, how can developers easily learn new programming skills?
Spend 2 hours discussing, make the wrong decision anyway May 31 / Marko Baksic Have you ever wasted someone's time with a meeting without realizing? Or better still, have you ever wasted your own time with a meeting, only feeling that you've achieved something valuable, but actually circling back to square one?
DORA Metrics: Mastering the DevOps excellence May 23 / Omkar Kadam How to translate DORA metrics into tangible markers for measuring DevOps adoption and excellence?
The subtle difference between pushing developers to start their engine and pushing them off a cliff April 25 / Michal Ganzarcik How do you determine whether to motivate your colleague towards progress or to respect their autonomy?
There is always something: Fighting distractions as a software developer April 16 / Dalibor Schön This article is a distraction. You should get back to your work! Or not?