Juan Saavedra

Etiqueta: Development

  • Feature Flags

    Feature Flags

    One of the most important techniques to me in building digital products on the web is using feature flags. When used correctly, it brings adaptability where it’s most needed, enabling a powerful alignment between product and development. So it might be interesting to go through some things that I learned…

  • Cosas a las que le tengo miedo

    Cosas a las que le tengo miedo

    Seguramente todas las profesiones y oficios tengan un conjunto de problemas que resultan irrazonablemente dolorosos. Que, en el contexto que sea, tratamos de evitar a toda costa. Que nos genera miedo. Me suele gustar solucionar problemas en desarrollo y más aún cuando presentan alguna faceta desafiante. Pero eso no quiere…

  • Boring Tech You Should Be Using

    Over the years I had several opportunities to pick tools for different projects and challenges, with varying requirements. Occasionally, I would encounter myself like a cranky old man being uncool and putting some new and amazing tech in vogue to sleep in front of the whole team. I noticed that…

  • Mind the complexity

    Mind the complexity

    One great thing about the present-day abundance of software tools is that you get a lot of options when faced with a problem. These tailored solutions often provide a (almost) fully functional open-source version that you can set up in mere minutes and incorporate into your project. I think that…

  • You can’t make it better until you make it work

    You can’t make it better until you make it work

    This is something that has come up a lot during the years when creating software, and is something that has consistently been around in various forms in the industry. I want to provide what I consider useful guidance in how to be a conscious developer or engineer in thinking about…