Bookmarks tagged “thoughtworks”

33 bookmarks tagged “thoughtworks”

Effective Engineering Practices | Perspectives

Effective Engineering Practices | Perspectives

· thoughtworks.com

In this issue of Perspectives, Thoughtworks experts explain how business leaders can reprioritize their development portfolios and enhance engineering effectiveness to maintain a competitive edge and generate value, while minimizing waste and keeping spending in check.

How to stand out as a ThoughtWorks candidate | ThoughtWorks

How to stand out as a ThoughtWorks candidate | ThoughtWorks

· thoughtworks.com

We’re intentional about hiring at Thoughtworks. We’re so intentional, in fact, that we made an entire program dedicated to it—Joy of Interviewing, or JOI for short—and everyone involved with interviewing goes through it. We strongly believe that interviewing can be equal parts ch

(Remote) Pairing 101 | ThoughtWorks

(Remote) Pairing 101 | ThoughtWorks

· thoughtworks.com

Remote working is not a new practice, but it’s also not the norm. That has changed during this pandemic. Many software delivery teams were forced to move from working together in a shared space to remote working, which has impacted how they collaborate. One of the practices we re

The Remote Pairing Cheat Sheet | ThoughtWorks

The Remote Pairing Cheat Sheet | ThoughtWorks

· thoughtworks.com

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the distributed model to the forefront, with remote work becoming the norm, even for teams that are usually co-located. This impacts everything, from an organization’s global footprint, to cultural aspects like prioritising communic

bliki: Integration Database

bliki: Integration Database

· martinfowler.com

An integration database is a data store for multiple applications, thus integrating them through data storage. This leads to excessive coupling that makes change risky and expensive.

Dev dogfooding is not user research

Dev dogfooding is not user research

· thoughtworks.com

Using your own product consistently — or dogfooding — is a great technique for validating your work, especially when you fit the description of the target user. But it’s just not enough to create a great product. To do that, you need to talk to users and truly understand their ne