You may have succumbed to a phenomenon termed by psychologists as cognitive bias. We, as people, do it every day without even noticing. However, when it comes to recruitment and people management, it’s necessary to be at least conscious of what’s happening. It will make the decision-making process more reasonable.
Michalina ChmielewskaDjangoCon Europe is run by the community for the community: which is what makes it just the kind of event we absolutely love to attend. The 11th edition took place in Copenhagen, from 10 to 14 April, and we sent 4 Mirumeers along to get involved in the discussion and workshops that aim to educate and develop the skills of the growing Django community. It was a fun event that gave us a fresh perspective on the current state of Django… and the ramen was pretty good too!
Tim ClaytonWe’re building an enterprise-grade platform with APIs and tools to bring developers joy. Saleor Cloud will deliver the same qualities that you love in open-source Saleor: a modern technology stack, great APIs, and an uncompromising user interface — only this time we will be in charge of keeping the ship afloat.
Mirek MencelWomen are still under-represented in STEM subject studies and in technical positions in the workplace. Employers who want to achieve gender equality and have more diverse workplaces struggle with a lack of applicants. Grass roots initiatives to get females into technology offer the hope for the future. Software houses can simultaneously be part of the gender diversity problem and part of the solution.
Tim ClaytonLast week we took a look forward to some of the wider trends we think will be influencing e-commerce in 2019. It’s exciting guessing what comes next but, as Head of Technology at Mirumee, I want to take a glance back at the technologies and events that grabbed our attention in 2018.
Patryk ZawadzkiThe key to great technical solutions is always a solid brief of the required solution and continued, high-quality communication as the work develops. We want to share a story with you; it’s about why we think our cooperation with Lulu is a great template if you are working in remote teams, sometimes scattered across continents and working under time pressure in agile methodology.
Tim Clayton