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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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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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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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Releasing Software and Stress

Split

The best developers pride themselves on delivering quality code without cutting corners. Feature flags enable their trunk-based development practices, where smaller iterations of code can be written and reviewed independently. This cuts down on review times, making it quicker and easier for them to ship code.

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Why 36% is the magic number: Finding the right amount of text in mobile apps

Intercom, Inc.

“Beyond code, beyond visuals and interactions, what do all these apps have in common with each other? And beyond code, beyond visuals and interactions, what do they all have in common with each other? Streaming media: (Apple Music, Netflix, Prime Video, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube) 38.8%. Fitness: (Fitbit, Strava) 35.3%.

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Everything You Need to Know about Product Portfolio Strategy

Roman Pichler

These might be end-user-facing or internal ones like a software platform, for instance; they might directly generate revenue or support commercial offerings. If you haven’t worked with the Vision Board, then read the article The Product Vision Board and watch the video Product Vision Board Introduction.

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Decoding Amazon’s Working Backwards Process [Book Review]

NextBigWhat

How does one explain Prime music and video – all in the name of building more consumer loyalty? A common question asked by executives when reviewing the product features in the PR is “so what?” The post Decoding Amazon’s Working Backwards Process [Book Review] appeared first on NextBigWhat. On PR / FAQ Process.