by Doug Durham | Nov 15, 2017 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
In my first post, I wrote about the responsibilities, goals, and struggles that development teams are facing today. In this post, I am covering our experiences and how we must take a bigger picture look at how we’re working in a world of constantly changing...
by Doug Durham | Nov 7, 2017 | Leadership, Our Engineering, Software Engineering
Hopefully this headline got your attention. I considered trying to come up with a hashtag like #NoTDD or #NoEstimates that seem to be popular these days. I opted for a (hopefully) catchy title instead. The purpose of this post is not to bash agile methods or to...
by Doug Durham | Nov 2, 2017 | Leadership, Our Engineering, Software Engineering
It’s very easy to throw terms around in our (or any) industry. In our hurried culture, we latch onto words or phrases that may not fully encapsulate their original intent. I’m afraid that is what has happened to the label of “software engineer”. And it has not been...
by Doug Durham | Oct 11, 2017 | Leadership, Our Engineering
I was talking with a colleague recently who is part of an organization that has recognized that their development processes, culture maturity, etc., was holding them back. The conversation went something like this… “As a developer, I would see Don’t Panic Labs as a...
by Doug Durham | Aug 22, 2017 | Leadership, Our Engineering
We are not a lifestyle company. This is a sentiment I made clear at a recent Don’t Panic company meeting. It’s not that we have anything against companies where employees settle in for their entire careers, but that’s just not who we are (or ever aspire to be). I’m...
