Miscommunication between executives and engineering teams is a leading cause of project failure. This guide provides a framework for clear communication, covering why you should define problems (not solutions), how to protect the developer ‘flow state,’ and the importance of feedback loops. Turn your developers into true product partners.
On Sep 17, 2025LeadershipCommunicationSoftware DevelopmentFounder TipsTeam CultureManagementbusinessteams
In today’s fast-paced software development world, measuring team performance is crucial for improvement. DORA metrics help transform low-performing teams into high-performing ones. They track progress and ensure customer value delivery.
On Feb 8, 2023software-developmentdevopsperformanceagile
This post explains popular open-source licenses and their implications for software development teams. It covers permissive and copyleft licenses like MIT, GPL, Apache, and BSD. Learn how license choices affect usage, modification, and distribution of open-source software.
On Jan 18, 2023software-developmentopen-sourcelegalbusiness
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) uses telemetry data to enhance system observability. It helps teams troubleshoot issues, manage resources, and improve user experience in production environments. Instrumenting Go applications with APM tools enables proactive monitoring and optimization.
On Jan 16, 2023software-developmentobservabilitytelemetrygoperformance
This post explains how to use Go’s template block and define expressions for creating reusable page layouts. It demonstrates avoiding repetition in HTML templates for a blog application. Learn to separate layout from content for better maintainability.
On Mar 12, 2022software-developmentgohtmltemplatesgolang
This post explains how to use Go’s build tags for conditional compilation in applications. It covers syntax, Boolean logic for tags, and practical examples for plugins and OS-specific code. Learn to optimize Go builds for different environments and features.
This post explains how to configure timezone support in Go applications running on Alpine Docker images. It covers copying the zoneinfo.zip file and setting the ZONEINFO environment variable. Learn to ensure accurate time handling in containerized Go apps.
On Mar 29, 2020software-developmentGoDockergodeployment
This tip explains how to enforce consistent package manager usage in JavaScript projects. By configuring .npmrc and package.json engines, teams can prevent mixing YARN and NPM. This avoids dependency conflicts and ensures smooth development workflows.
On Jan 16, 2020software-developmentjavascriptfrontend
This comprehensive guide covers testing Go Buffalo applications across different layers. It explains testing routes, middlewares, helpers, actions, and models with practical examples. Learn best practices for ensuring code quality and stability in Buffalo apps.
On Dec 18, 2019software-developmentbuffalogotesting
This post provides a quick guide to setting up Continuous Integration for Go projects on CircleCI. It includes a sample circle.yml configuration for dependencies, testing, and environment setup. Get started with automated builds and tests for your Go applications.
On Oct 9, 2015software-developmentgoCIdeploymentdevops
