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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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5 code review best practices

Atlassian

In 1988, Hewlett Packard (HP) conducted an internal review of their software development processes and set a target to improve their code quality tenfold. Eventually, they concluded that incorporating code reviews into the development cycle saved more money than resolving defects after they were found by customers.

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Words matter: Removing exclusionary terminology from our codebase

Intercom, Inc.

It was first proposed after Benjamin Whorf, a fire safety inspector at the time, observed how oil workers treated empty oil barrels as less hazardous than full oil barrels, despite them being equally flammable due to the traces of oil remaining in them. Master” and “slave” also refer to the gruesome practice of slavery. Share the work.

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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. While software is intangible and doesn’t directly consume energy or produce emissions, its environmental implications lie in its development and usage. As software builders, we are uniquely positioned to influence this environmental trajectory.

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Ask Teresa: Does the Engineer in the Product Trio Need to be the Tech Lead?

Product Talk

In the past, I’ve sometimes used language like “design lead” or “tech lead” to refer to the design and engineering members of the trio. Sometimes it refers to someone’s seniority within the company, and at other times it refers to their authority and autonomy for a given project. The term “lead” is vague.

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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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Shipping fast and safe: Building a culture of low-risk learning

Intercom, Inc.

Production is the only place where your code, infrastructure, and customers come together to represent objective reality. It’s only in production that you can truly validate the performance and correctness of your code, and learn how your customers use your product. We all deal with business-critical legacy systems from time to time.