Software Engineer Apprenticeship: The Definitive Guide

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Originally published on the Revelry Labs blog on February 28, 2020 This is a complete guide to preparing for and landing a software engineer apprenticeship—that leads to a full-time job!  If you want to pursue a career as a software engineer but don’t know where to start, this guide will outline a solid game plan you can…

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How to Master Slack for Maximum Productivity and Minimum Annoyance

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Originally published on the Revelry Labs blog on October 2, 2019 I work at a digital innovation and development studio where our distributed team of engineers, developers, designers, content creators, and product managers have used Slack as its primary communication tool for years now. With Slack’s recent IPO the popular chat tool with the mission is to kill email is…

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How To Be Proactive at Work on a Lean Agile Team

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Originally published on the Revelry Labs blog on August 14, 2018 You probably have really productive, energetic friends who tell you that if you start your day by waking up and scrolling through social media, you immediately put yourself in a reactionary and comparative mindset. We know that if we start our day by doing something healthy mentally…

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How, Why, and When: The Elements of an Effective Ticket Comment

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Originally published on the Revelry Labs blog on April 9, 2018 At Revelry, we are always trying out new processes and refining old ones. We have a whole Slack channel dedicated to discussing #process and finding other, better ways to do something that will benefit everyone. And recently, I decided we needed to place a bigger emphasis on ticket…

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