11. The Agony and Ecstasy of Maintaining Good Documentation
Stephen Barlow and Charlie Gleason
It may be challenging to see the value in spending time on writing robust, detailed documentation. That is, until you try and implement software without it. Stephen Barlow, lead strategist for Heroku's Dev Center—the documentation behind the...
10. How to Learn Something New
Vaidehi Joshi and Jonan Scheffler
There's programming, and then there's computer science. As developers, we may understand how to code a solution to a problem, but we may not know some of the fundamentals of how software actually works. Unable to find direct answers herself,...
9. Coordinating Remote Work
Silvia Gheorghita, Dane Harrigan, Joanne Yeung, and Owen Ou
Staying connected to your teammates is essential when you're working on a remote team. One team shares the tactics they use to keep in touch with one another, even as they're sitting in offices all across the country. All levels of their...
8. Sharing Data with Dataclips
Becky Jaimes and Chris Castle
Heroku Dataclips has been around since 2012, and it's still a reliable part of the Heroku Postgres ecosystem. Dataclips lets you quickly, easily, and safely access your database, allowing you to share the results with others to see....
7. Application Performance and Building SaaS on PaaS
Ryan Townsend and Chris Castle
When it comes to web performance, there are plenty of trade-offs to make to ensure a page renders as quickly as possible. Ryan Townsend joins us from Shift Commerce to talk about how milliseconds of delay can cause millions of dollars in...
6. Making Remote Work Work
Raúl Barroso, Alasdair Monk, Jon McCartie, Annie Sexton, Niklas Richardson, and Chris Castle
Heroku is a remote-first company, and for some employees, it's their first time working on a distributed team. Five different Herokai talk about what's worked (and what hasn't), ranging from their home office setup, the necessity in...
5. Solving Social Problems with Data Science
Isaac Slavitt and Jonan Scheffler
There's data being generated and collected all around us, from the shows we binge watch to the shoes we buy online. Isaac Slavitt has a different concern: can data scientists use their methodologies to prevent diseases, combat pollution, or...
4. Delivering Amazing Presentations
Nickolas Means and Jonan Scheffler
For many developers, public speaking can be an intimidating endeavor. Whatever your experience level, it can be difficult coming up with a topic, formatting your slides, or even identifying which conference to deliver your talk. Whether...
3. Spreading the Database Love
Brendon Murphy and Jonan Scheffler
Spring has come, and chocolate bunnies aren't the only delights worth cracking open. Your database is filled with all sorts of data that's useful to your organization and your customers. But what's the best way to get insight into that...
2. Ruby, Regexes and Risk: Aaron Patterson Explains Why Hiring Open Source Developers Will Make Your Company Stronger
Aaron Patterson and Jonan Scheffler
Open source developers are often taken for granted. They spend their nights and weekends toiling away, often in obscurity, to bring developers and their companies the tools and frameworks they've come to depend on. Smart companies are...
1. Running Grails in Production
Andrew Garcia, Chris Castle, and Joe Kutner
Simple tech stacks don't get enough love. Andrew Garcia talks to us about Goodshuffle and the advantages of building on top of Grails, JDK8, and a trustworthy tech stack.