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Business People and Engineers. Part 2: Workflow

In the second part of this cycle, we will check workflow-related problems and several ways to deal with them. We will also review the best practices that help minimize these problems' impact in the long-term perspective.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 30, 2020businessman, engineer, workflow, stability, flexibility, real-life, problem, issue, best practiceComment

Business People and Engineers. Part 1: Communication

People who have ever worked in software companies aware of multiple issues and conflicts between a company's technical and business departments. This is the first article from the cycle that addresses these problems, and here we are going to discuss communication issues, solutions, and best practices.

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 23, 2020business, engineer, communication, issue, problem, solution, best practice, experience, thinkingComment

The Iterative Approach: Pros And Cons

Nowadays, more and more software companies use some iterative approach to organize their work. Scrum and Lean are two great examples of iteration based methodologies. Let us check out the iterative approach's pros and cons and then see when it is applicable.

Simplicity In User Interface

There are lots of modern applications that have unpredictable, complicated, or even irritating interfaces. There are many reasons why it may happen — functional, visual, cultural, etc. The following article explains how to prevent common issues and make the interface of application simple and user friendly.

TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 2, 2020simplicity, user interface, user experience, planning, goal, restriction, customer, design, scenario, iteration, testing, feedback, best practiceComment

Exceeding Expectations

People often hear that they have to exceed everybody’s expectations to achieve success. Let us try to see what it means and how to use it in real life.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinAugust 12, 2020exceed, expectations, professional, proactivity, leadership, customer, teammate, best practiceComment

Location, Location, Location

Many remote employees do not care about the place they are working at. It can be a separate room at home, office space, rented apartment, or even co-working. But are some of these places better than the others?

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJune 10, 2020location, comfort, concentration, best practice, office, co-working, convenience, effectivenessComment

Technical Advisory Best Practices

This article contains best practices for technical advisory on software development projects. No matter if you are the experienced advisor or just starting work in this area — you may use these recommendations every day on every project.

Business, TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinMay 6, 2020advisory, best practice, use case, kiss, example, documentationComment

After Training Activities

Congratulations! You have just finished the technical training and ready to do something by yourself. But can you do that? Let us see what you should do after the training and how it can help you from a long-term perspective.

Technical, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinApril 8, 2020trainings, activity, perspective, planning, support, action, best practice, flexibilityComment

Do We Need a Code Review?

Code review is one of the best practices commonly used in software development. Many developers include it in their development workflows. However, code review has some traits which many consider as disadvantages. Let us see these traits and find a way to deal with them.

Technical, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinFebruary 12, 2020code review, code, best practice, pair programming, developer, quality, benefit, tdd, bdd, ci, teamwork, teamComment