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Gun.io’s framework for reducing hiring risk
Few things slow the velocity of innovation like a lack of bandwidth and expertise. Oftentimes, the best ideas get put on the back burner, because committing to them means also committing to a time and resource-intensive hiring process (one that runs the risk of not even working out). It’s a perennial catch-22 that usually ends […]
AI and ML tools to help you hire
When it comes to hiring, everyone wishes it was easier, us included (that’s why we’re here, after all). And while ChatGPT has certainly received the lion’s share of press over its capabilities, the reality is that there is a treasure trove of AI and ML (machine learning) hiring tools that can help take the edge […]
Technical decision-making beyond the tech stack
When you think about technical decision-making within your company, how many of those decisions come down to just the stack you’ll be developing with? It turns out there are far more choices you’ll have to make, and making them early on will help to avoid headaches down the road.
Season 3, Ep. 8 – TWiTH: The first digital search warrant, with Jessi Soler
Long before we all knew how to use Incognito mode or clear a search history, someone had to be the first person to do something illegal on a computer. And in 1971, that first person was caught after the very first warrant for a computer search was executed. This week, Faith talks with Jessi Soler […]
Making the most of open source software
How many times have you seen software that seemed so close to what you wanted, if only you could make a few tweaks to perfect it? If this is you, it sounds like open source software may be just the thing you’re looking to use for your next project.
Season 3, Ep. 4 – TWiTH: Deep Blue defeats Gary Kasparov, with Tyler Newkirk, VP Operations
We take AI for granted these days, but once upon a time, there had to be a first human to be bested by tech, and that man was famed chess champion Garry Kasparov. On February 10th, 1996, Kasparov lost his first game to IBM’s super computer, Deep Blue. Faith sits down with Tyler to talk […]
Choosing a project management framework
Feeling stuck on which project management framework to go with? There are pros and cons to both, but finding the one that works for you and your team will ultimately lead to completing projects on time, on budget, and most importantly, just the way you thought it would.
Meeting WCAG accessibility standards in software design
When you set out to build a new web product, the importance of meeting WCAG accessibility standards from the start can’t be understated. Not only does it ensure your product is available to a wider range of users, it can also help you to build a cleaner and easier to understand interface right off the […]
Contract to hire vs direct hire
One thing that comes up a lot in conversations with new clients centers around our deeper focus on contract and contract-to-hire positions, over the more traditional direct-hire model. With the trend in the tech industry heading towards more contract and contract-to-hire roles, how do you know what’s right?
Exploring the Ballmer Peak
Named after one of the founding fathers of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, this peak references the point at which you are just inebriated enough to be exponentially better at software development than you are when sober. And with an old trope of “write drunk, edit sober” ringing in my ears, I decided we needed to do […]
Bad WFH habits to kick in the new year
The beginning of a new year represents a lot of things to a lot of people, but the one thing we all have in common is that we’re trying to start it off by “being better”, whatever that means to each individual. With the amount of home office work happening these days, 2023 might be […]
101 things we learned this year
Our daily “stand up” is more of an async update in a Slack channel. And every Friday, that update includes something we have each learned that week. These facts are sometimes useful, occasionally a little dark, and always entertaining. For your end-of-the-year reading pleasure, here are 101 facts we’d like to share with you.
Tackling programmer’s block
We’ve all been there: you’re staring at lines and lines of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, wondering where it all went wrong. Wondering why a single good idea won’t grace your brainwaves with its presence. Wondering why you’re the one suffering from programmer’s block. Let’s get unstuck together.