Engineering
November 20, 2018
Sales for Engineers
It doesn’t matter if you’re a junior developer or the Head of Sales — everyone on your team should know your sales pitch and be able to describe what you’re building. For example:
“PullRequest is code review as a service using a combination of automation tools and professional, on-demand reviewers to help development teams catch bugs and improve code quality.”
In one sentence, we describe our product (code review as a service), who it’s for (development teams), and how they’ll benefit (write vetted, high-quality code). Understanding how to craft your sales pitch will help you better describe your own projects, and make it easier to get buy-in.
By Lyal Avery
November 17, 2018
Austin Developer Meetup Recap
On Tuesday, we invited over 200 developers and startups in Austin to talk about improving code quality through code review. All of us at PullRequest were on hand to answer questions, listen to feedback, and get to know local developers.
By Lyal Avery
November 11, 2018
Product Management for Engineers
Product managers or PMs are responsible for the overall product experience. They decide what to build, and — just as importantly — what not to. PMs and Heads of Product answer the question, “What problems are worth solving?” Whereas project managers answer, “Are we on track to deliver on time and on budget?”
Translating the voice of the customer into prioritized product requirements requires PMs to wear many hats, and a core responsibility is that they ensure what’s being built is what people actually need.
By Lyal Avery
November 7, 2018
Getting the Certification to Review Code at Google
Many PullRequest reviewers have experience at big tech companies, like Facebook, Amazon, or Netflix. The following Q&A with one of our reviewers describes their path to getting their certification to review code at Google called “code readability."
By Brennan Angel
September 25, 2018
The Checklist for Onboarding Outsourced Developers
Building and executing a goal-focused onboarding process prepares new outsourced engineers to contribute high-quality code. Many teams neglect to properly onboard outsourced developers. Maybe since they’re not in the office and not a full team member, people assume it’s not worth their time to onboard?