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“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...

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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...

Leadership

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.

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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.

Eng. Metrics

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.

Leadership

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

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

Eng. Metrics

1 Dev, 3 Teams, 3 git pull request review experiences

Different companies have different code review processes. Noam Hofshi of LinearB shares how his last 3 teams have handled git pull request reviews.

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Why Agile Velocity is the Most Dangerous Metric

Agile velocity is a useful tool for sprint planning. But when dev leaders use velocity as a productivity metric, it has dangerous consequences.

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

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

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

Join our community of data-driven dev leaders

Software Metrics: A Guide for Modern Dev Leaders

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

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

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