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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates. But platforms come with potential drawbacks.

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How to Ace a Code Review Interview

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

A Code Review, also sometimes called a "Peer Code Review," is the software engineering process that involves developers looking over code for mistakes or other problems. In many instances, code reviews involve many different developers working together. Let's get to it!

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Some 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendations, reason enough why every business should be concerned with who reviews their product and what they have to say about it. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites.

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A Deep Dive into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

The Product Coalition

The Software Development Life Cycle provides a practical framework you can apply to your product and improve your processes. The first step is of course Planning, so let’s get to work. You should be able to define the project scope and goals clearly by outlining the objectives, functionalities, and features of the software.

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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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When should engineering managers write code?

Intercom, Inc.

Therefore, coding activities may become a distraction from what is really important in your new position. Maintaining respect: When your reports see you’re willing and able to do coding work, it can help cultivate and maintain their respect in you as a manager. When should you write code? Code reviewing pull requests.

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The Code and Fix Model

The Product Coalition

When one learns to code, the initial steps involve a great deal of experimentation with code writing and debugging. The learning process usually starts by writing the program and then finding all the software bugs and fixing them. It is a cyclic process consisting of two major steps: Coding and Fixing.