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Engineering Leader’s blog

Learn from some of the most accomplished engineering leaders. This blog brings you key insights from fellow engineering managers and tech leaders to level-up your management skills and to take your developer team to the next level.

Comprehensive Guide to Code Quality: Best Practices and Tools

by Tamás Török / March 15, 2017

Ensuring code quality when your software team is growing rapidly is a huge challenge. But even with a constant number of software developers, maintaining code quality can cause headaches.

Without tools and a consistent system, the whole project can accumulate a huge technical debt, causing more problems in the long-term than it solves in the short-term.

The best thing is that you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to avoid this (sure, it’s not a problem if you are one).

5 Reasons Software Developers and Pro Footballers are Similar

by Tamás Török / March 2, 2017

It seems weird but from some aspects, there are similarities between footballers and software developers. These aren’t external similarities (that would be a different topic) but there are similarities in the way each profession needs to approach their work and team management. It doesn’t matter if you’re someone who needs to build a software developer team or if you are a one-man-army software developer. This article provides some tips on how to take care of yourself or your team.

How to Build an Ionic 2 App with Native Plugin Integrations [Full Guide]

by László Csele `Lacka` / February 27, 2017

I’m really excited about the new Ionic 2 framework, which was recently released. They switched AngularJS version to Angular version 2. After reading many posts about the new features and digging into the Ionic docs, I decided to make a simple app with some native plugins (Camera, Google Maps and GPS Location). In this post, I show you how to integrate the most requested native features with Ionic 2 framework and create a cross-platform application.

The Best Slack Integrations for Distributed Software Teams

by Tamás Török / February 15, 2017

We know that frequent communication and great tools are necessary to successfully manage software development. It is bad for your project when communication takes place in many different channels while not using (or using too many) tools to track progress and manage code. These are the typical symptoms of a falling-apart project. And I’m sure you want to avoid them.In this post, I show you 8 Slack integrations that will save time, make the project more transparent and make everyone accountable for his task.

10 Essential Tools for Offshore Software Development

by Tamás Török / February 1, 2017

Continuous communication and transparency are the keys to make offshore software development work for you. These determine the quality of the work and make sure that the product will be delivered according to the expectations. In this post we collected 10 essential tools that will make the difference when you start working with a remote or offshore team.

3 Steps to Ensure Code Quality in Offshore Software Development

by Tamás Török / January 18, 2017

I’m sure you agree with me that when we are about to work with an offshore software development company, code quality is something we typically worry about. When working with an external software development company you need to use similar methods to ensure code quality when working with an in-house team. Keep reading and you will see how to avoid misdelivery and ensure code quality.

Ultimate Guide for Offshore Software Development

by Tamás Török / January 11, 2017

We’re bringing a fresh, transparent approach to software outsourcing. With this guide, you will see the whole process of offshore software development and learn how to use best practices to filter out frauds, reduce potential risks and eventually make it work for you. If you’re looking for an offshore software development team, this guide is for you.