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Run your best retro ever with LinearB

July 18, 2020
LinearB

You made it. Your iteration is over. Time for the retrospective meeting. LinearB can help make your retro meeting more data-driven, while ensuring the team covers the most important items from across the team, including even those that may be hesitate to announce their successes. Run data-driven retro **Note: This article focuses on how any […]

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Daily Stand-Up: What 100+ devs want to do differently

July 17, 2020
Dan Lines

100+ people weighed in on the proposed framework for Stand-up 2.0. It’s time to hear directly from developers what would make our daily meeting valuable for them.

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Forks, New Sign-in Options, Outliers, and more: LinearB Release Notes

July 14, 2020
LinearB

Miki, Zuki, Oriel and Ariel (yes, it’s a rule here that dev names have to rhyme) are so excited about the latest LinearB release they were at a loss for words.  Don’t worry… Boaz, our product lead, was not 🙂 6 New Features in LinearB  1) Full support for forking For companies using fork methodology, […]

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“Too many meetings"… a dev’s cry for help: 5 things team leads can do

July 8, 2020
Dan Lines

Rule 4.1 of the developer constitution It’s the law. Software engineers have to hate meetings. If you’re caught enjoying yourself in a meeting you can get your dev card pulled. So be careful out there. And stay classy, San Diego. We’re bad at articulating the negative effects of meetings I knew right away as a […]

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Stand-Up 2.0: What do devs really want from the daily?

June 27, 2020
Dan Lines

100+ people weighed in on the proposed framework for Stand-up 2.0. It’s time to hear directly from developers what would make our daily meeting valuable for them.

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Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me

June 19, 2020
Dan Lines

When I was promoted to Dev Team Lead, I was in over my head. I learned quickly. Read the 8 things that I was someone had told me when I was promoted.

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Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders

June 17, 2020
Dan Lines

Learn 17 software metrics that can help modern dev leaders accelerate delivery, improve culture, and translate dev activity to business value.

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Stand-Up 2.0: It's Time to Ditch the Daily from 1993

June 12, 2020
Dan Lines

The daily stand-up most dev teams run is from 1993. It’s time to modernize the stand-up to focus on the issues that matter most for your dev team.

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VP Engineering & VP Product: How to Create a United Front

May 26, 2020
Dan Lines

VPs of Engineering & VPs of Product Management have an inherently tension-filled relationship. Creating a united front has benefits for everyone.

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LinearB May Release: Enhanced Team Dashboard, Release from Branches, and Jira On-Prem

May 26, 2020
Boaz Dremer

This week we’re announcing 5 new features to help you more easily see trends, track releases and connect to your full tech sack.

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Run your best retro ever with LinearB
LinearB

Run your best retro ever with LinearB

You made it. Your iteration is over. Time for the retrospective meeting. LinearB can help make your retro meeting more data-driven, while ensuring the team covers the most important items from across the team, including even those that may be hesitate to announce their successes. Run data-driven retro **Note: This article focuses on how any […]
Daily Stand-Up: What 100+ devs want to do differently
Dan Lines

Daily Stand-Up: What 100+ devs want to do differently

100+ people weighed in on the proposed framework for Stand-up 2.0. It’s time to hear directly from developers what would make our daily meeting valuable for them.
Forks, New Sign-in Options, Outliers, and more: LinearB Release Notes
LinearB

Forks, New Sign-in Options, Outliers, and more: LinearB Release Notes

Miki, Zuki, Oriel and Ariel (yes, it’s a rule here that dev names have to rhyme) are so excited about the latest LinearB release they were at a loss for words.  Don’t worry… Boaz, our product lead, was not 🙂 6 New Features in LinearB  1) Full support for forking For companies using fork methodology, […]
“Too many meetings"… a dev’s cry for help: 5 things team leads can do
Dan Lines

“Too many meetings"… a dev’s cry for help: 5 things team leads can do

Rule 4.1 of the developer constitution It’s the law. Software engineers have to hate meetings. If you’re caught enjoying yourself in a meeting you can get your dev card pulled. So be careful out there. And stay classy, San Diego. We’re bad at articulating the negative effects of meetings I knew right away as a […]
Stand-Up 2.0: What do devs really want from the daily?
Dan Lines

Stand-Up 2.0: What do devs really want from the daily?

100+ people weighed in on the proposed framework for Stand-up 2.0. It’s time to hear directly from developers what would make our daily meeting valuable for them.
Promoted from Dev to Team Lead:  8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me
Dan Lines

Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me

When I was promoted to Dev Team Lead, I was in over my head. I learned quickly. Read the 8 things that I was someone had told me when I was promoted.
Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders
Dan Lines

Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders

Learn 17 software metrics that can help modern dev leaders accelerate delivery, improve culture, and translate dev activity to business value.
Stand-Up 2.0: It's Time to Ditch the Daily from 1993
Dan Lines

Stand-Up 2.0: It's Time to Ditch the Daily from 1993

The daily stand-up most dev teams run is from 1993. It’s time to modernize the stand-up to focus on the issues that matter most for your dev team.
VP Engineering & VP Product: How to Create a United Front
Dan Lines

VP Engineering & VP Product: How to Create a United Front

VPs of Engineering & VPs of Product Management have an inherently tension-filled relationship. Creating a united front has benefits for everyone.
LinearB May Release: Enhanced Team Dashboard, Release from Branches, and Jira On-Prem
Boaz Dremer

LinearB May Release: Enhanced Team Dashboard, Release from Branches, and Jira On-Prem

This week we’re announcing 5 new features to help you more easily see trends, track releases and connect to your full tech sack.

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