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Posts by mercedes

Introducing Round Robin

We're excited to announce that Round Robin, our new Slack app, is now available for you to install in your Slack workspace. Round Robin helps you share tasks among a team, fairly.

Forecasting, Collaboration and Psychological Safety: Why Team Estimates Are So Important

Estimates help create a sustainable workload, which is one of the primary ways to mitigate burnout and attrition.

Demystifying the Art of Estimation

Estimating, like anything in software development, is a skill. And it’s a HARD one. No one begins their coding career already amazing at estimating.

Updating Dependencies in a Frontend Project in 6 Easy-ish Steps

Updating dependencies sounds simple, but its something were not usually taught. Which is why many of us feel like were figuring it out on our own.

How to Ask for Help

Asking for help is a more efficient use of time than rabbit-holing. Don’t feel bad about doing it.

What to Include in a Pull Request Description

A solid pull request description can open doors to quicker and more productive pull request reviews.

Boost Your Team’s Productivity by Dropping the “Staff Augmentation” Mindset

Learn how the “staff augmentation” mindset can hold your team and project back. And why ditching this term can help everyone — employees and consultants — succeed.

The Art and Science of Reviewing Pull Requests

Code review is an important part of our consultants’ workflow. In this post, our principal engineer breaks down her process for reviewing pull requests.
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