Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Jan 13, 2021VS Code, GitHub, and CodeStream: Choosing the best of all worldsThere is consensus among the thousands of developers we have surveyed that context switching is detrimental to productivity and staying in the zone. One way to reduce this is to integrate the essential tools developers use every day into their IDE. According to the latest Stack Overflow survey, the tools…Github3 min readGithub3 min read
Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Jan 7, 2021JetBrains Space vs. CodeStreamIn December, JetBrains announced general availability of Space, an all-in-one solution that aims to replace an array of tools for the whole organization, from Slack to GitHub, Jira to CircleCI, and everything in between. …Jetbrains3 min readJetbrains3 min read
Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Nov 5, 2020Fixing a broken software development process through better technologyIntroduction The software development process keeps evolving to keep up with the demands of the enterprise. As software is (famously) eating the world, more and more organizations make more software, have more frequent changes, requirements and integrations, and must manage a global workforce of developers. Software is now discussed in boardrooms…Code Review5 min readCode Review5 min read
Apr 17, 2020COVID-19: Documenting your code is now essential. There is a better way. (Part 4)Introduction Documentation has been a source of frustration and conflict in software development for many years. The problem is, fundamentally, that many developers don’t document their code, or do so poorly. As a result, other developers who need to understand the code they are utilizing or changing spend many frustrating hours…Remote Working2 min readRemote Working2 min read
Apr 17, 2020COVID-19: Transparency becomes essential when working all-remote (Part 3)Here is a short excerpt from the article published by JAXEnter.com, part 3 of a four-part series. Introduction From a technology perspective, until recently it’s been surprisingly difficult to carry out simple tasks like asking a question about code you are viewing in your editor, but don’t understand. If you are…Remote Working2 min readRemote Working2 min read
Apr 15, 2020COVID-19: Developers Must Choose Collaboration in an All-Remote world (Part 2)Here is a short excerpt from the article published by JAXEnter.com, part 2 of a four-part series. Introduction In Part 1 of this series, we talked about how we need to take into account personal and human aspects of our all-remote life that are not about just business or our careers…Software Development2 min readSoftware Development2 min read
Apr 15, 2020COVID-19: Software Developers and Becoming All-Remote (Part 1)Here is a short excerpt from the article published by JAXEnter.com, part 1 of a four-part series. Introduction This is the first article in a four-part series dedicated to helping software developers, managers and organizations adapt to the pandemic emergency and become all-remote. In this first article, we will focus on…Remote Working2 min readRemote Working2 min read
Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Mar 13, 2020Code Reviews in Your IDE: A Strong “Thumbs Up”This week CodeStream conducted a survey among select users to get their perspective on the value of conducting code reviews in their IDE instead of their current process, which takes place in a web browser, away from the place where code is actually written. This survey is a continuation of…Code Review2 min readCode Review2 min read
Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Mar 13, 2020Every Developer is Now a Remote DeveloperFive Tips to Improve Remote Work for Developers The world looks different than it did a few weeks ago. As a result of the health emergency brought about by the coronavirus, many companies are urging workers to work from home if their jobs allow it. Just in the last week Microsoft, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Facebook have all…Developer Tools4 min readDeveloper Tools4 min read
Published inNew Relic CodeStream·Sep 24, 2019Reviewing the Code Review, Part IIIn Part I, we discussed specific suggestions to improve code reviews using PRs, and how the methodology itself has inherent limitations. We asked: What if you did not need a PR to start the review? What if you could just tag and comment on any part of the code at…Code Review4 min readCode Review4 min read