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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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Dealing with an Underperforming Development Team

Roman Pichler

Listen to this article: [link]. A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality. What is Bad Performance? But this would be wrong.

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Digital Sustainability: A Growing Frontier in Software Development

The Product Coalition

Software development with sustainability in mind is a rising trend in digital spaces. I would like to thank Tremis Skeete, Executive Editor of Product Coalition, for his valuable contributions to this article's research, development, and writing. Let’s explore how and why this matters. It comprises of four components: 1.

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Not investing in localization is costing you more than you think

Intercom, Inc.

And while machine translation is often suited to live conversations due to the importance of responding in real-time, anything less than human translation for knowledge base articles and onboarding flows won’t make for a good customer experience – and will inevitably result in low engagement and adoption rates.

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Building High-Performing Product Teams

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Organise the Team around a Product As the name suggests, a product team is focused on a product. For a commercial product, they might include a marketer, a sales rep, and a customer support team member, as I explain in more detail in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right.

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Test-Driven or Feature Flag-Driven Development: What’s Best For Your Team?

Split

The need for efficient and effective software development methodologies has never been more paramount. Amid this incessant search for perfection, two paradigms have become prominent: Test-driven development (TDD) and feature flag-driven development (FFDD). Then, they write the minimum amount of code needed to pass the test.

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Everything You Need to Know about Product Portfolio Strategy

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Is a Product Portfolio Strategy and Why Does It Matter? These might be end-user-facing or internal ones like a software platform, for instance; they might directly generate revenue or support commercial offerings. A product portfolio is a group of products.