Nowadays we are using a more probabilistic approach to manage our processes than deterministic. That means that we use different statistical methods to predict the future instead of blind estimations. But wait… wasn’t unpredictability one of the main reasons that made us change from Waterfall to Agile? Yes, uncertainty is inherent to software development. For … »

It is difficult to come up with a plan when you find yourself in a dysfunctional environment. Everything is on fire and there is no time available. Tight deadlines, pressure, working overtime, unsatisfied customers, waste, and a whole lot of other chaotic stuff that piles up and makes it difficult to pick the most critical … »

The third post of Low Internal Software Quality series. As well as a big software refactor, a rewrite is not a simple thing either. After many years, we have gotten experience enough to point what you had better consider when planning and executing a rewrite process. Will the two platforms live together for some time … »

The second post of Low Internal Software Quality series. Doing a big software refactor1 is not a simple thing. There are lots of points that you should think about, from planning and prioritizing to team motivation and execution. Understanding these points in a structured and clear way is part of the job. The good news … »

Note: Elixir v1.4 has been released and improves on many points touched by this article. From v1.4, Elixir will automatically infer the list of applications based on your dependencies. For more information, read the official announcement. In my journey as a curious Elixir developer, I’ve come across this seemingly simple question a few times: which … »

We’ve been talking about deploy and releases with Elixir lately, like how to run migrations on top of a release or how to deal with environment variables. Now it’s time to discover another tool that can help us release our Elixir application. After practicing deploy and tracing through nodes with Exrm, we got more comfortable … »