Real experiences from software teams building better products together. We share what actually works when people collaborate on complex projects.
Most teams struggle with code reviews. They take too long, or people get defensive, or they just become a checkbox exercise. But here's what changed for us—and it wasn't adding more tools or stricter rules. Sometimes the smallest shift in how you frame feedback makes everyone more willing to engage.
Read Full ArticleStories from teams navigating technical challenges, collaboration hurdles, and the occasional breakthrough moment that changes everything.
Nobody enjoys writing docs. And honestly, most documentation sits unused. We tried something different—focusing on context instead of completeness. Results surprised us.
Two people, one keyboard—sounds simple until you try it. The dynamics get weird fast if you don't establish some ground rules. Here's what made it click for our remote team.
There's a temptation to build for scale you don't have yet. We've done this. It rarely ends well. Learning to ship something functional first saved us months of wasted effort.
I've worked with teams across Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore for the past eight years. Remote work isn't new anymore, but many teams still treat it like a temporary situation. They use the same approaches that worked in offices and wonder why things feel disconnected.
The biggest mistake? Assuming everyone has the same context. In an office, you overhear conversations. You see when someone's stuck. You catch informal updates at lunch. Remote work strips all that away, so you need to rebuild those information channels deliberately.
One change that helped us: daily written updates instead of stand-ups. People share what they're working on, what's blocking them, and what they learned. Takes five minutes to write, and everyone can read it when it suits their schedule. No more 9 AM calls that interrupt half the team's focus time.
Another thing—don't underestimate time zones. A three-hour difference means you lose half your collaboration window if you're not careful. We started overlapping our core hours and protecting that time for real-time discussions. Everything else? Async by default.
Practical approaches for teams working on shared codebases. Covers branch strategies, merge conflicts, and maintaining code quality when multiple people contribute daily.
How to connect your development tools without creating a maintenance nightmare. Real examples from teams using Git, CI/CD, and issue tracking together.
Building an environment where technical critique helps rather than hurts. Includes conversation templates and facilitation tips for technical leads.