May 2017

Coming Out of My Shell at RailsConf2017

By Denise Carpenter

I’m rather new to the world of software development. It’s something I truly enjoy and continue to dig deeper into. Just recently I had the opportuity to go to my first software conference, which was RailsConf 2017. Here’s my experience.

RailsConf 2017: An Organizer's Perspective

By Allison McMillan

As a conference organizer, the experience can be a bit different. Find out why in this post.

Kotlin Uncovered: Part 3

By Victoria Gonda

We can learn a lot about Kotlin through decompiling the bytecode into Java. In this post, we learn about everything we get from Kotlin data classes.

Kotlin Uncovered: Part 2

By Victoria Gonda

We can learn a lot about Kotlin through decompiling the bytecode into Java. In this post, we learn about the power of Kotlin classes.

Team Tools Roundup

By Dana Jones

Our distributed team uses some really interesting tools to do the work we do. Check out our tool roundup to find some new tools to try yourself.

Kotlin: Uncovered - Part 1

By Victoria Gonda

We can learn a lot about Kotlin through decompiling the bytecode into Java. Follow along to learn about the different things we can learn through investigating Kotlin this way.

Diving into Web-Based Virtual Reality

By Allison McMillan

Learn where to start to create a simple virtual reality image and how to learn more

My First Conference Talk

By Victoria Gonda

This year I had the goal to try speaking at conferences (or at least a MeetUp), and I accomplished that goal. Here’s the story of my journey there.

DroidConBos 2017 Review

By Victoria Gonda

Boston just had their first Droidcon, and it was a great experience. There was a beautiful community, and so many things to learn. I was also privileged to share my first talk on the Kotlin programming language.

Tailoring Retrospectives by Using Core Values

By Allison McMillan

Incorporating your company’s core values into a regular workflow can be challenging. Here’s how we did that with our retrospectives at Collective Idea.

Working Remotely?

By Allison McMillan

If you’re just starting out as a remote worker or you’re just looking to improve your flow, these tips and tricks will help.