We’re a group of engineers, designers, product managers (and more!) who work in the product and engineering department at…
What happens when you type a URL into your browser? In addition to understanding the big picture of how a…
One of the most important skills I’ve learned as a software engineer at Refinery29 has been unit testing. In some ways, writing tests can be harder than writing the code that’s being tested — especially when the code you’re testing uses…
I’m always on the lookout for advice from people who’ve observed or built successful organizations. In that spirit, I decided to crack open a couple of leadership-oriented books over the holidays: Rework (2010), by Jason…
This article was originally published on October 18th, 2016
Earlier this year, with the news that Disqus would soon begin incorporating ads into their commenting modules we made a decision to switch…
On Wednesday 10/26 @ 6:30pm some of our engineering managers will be speaking at General Assembly about mentorship in tech. The event is FREE, all you have to do is RSVP so come meet up with us IRL!
This past summer Refinery29′s Product & Engineering team hosted three talented interns, who worked on different projects pertaining to (1) email acquisition improvements, (2) enhancements to our digital asset management system in our CMS, and (3) our…
This article was originally published on September 6, 2016