Engineering

How to Build Technical Debt Backlog from Scratch

How to Build Technical Debt Backlog from Scratch

By Victor Guzman - December 22, 2020

Technical debt can be costly, but developing a system for avoiding it is easier than you may think.
How To Fix the Health Issues Associated With the Engineering Lifestyle
How To Fix the Health Issues Associated With the Engineering Lifestyle
By MinLing Zhao
How to Test Database Interactions in Go Through Abstraction
How to Test Database Interactions in Go Through Abstraction
By Jason Espinoza
Using a Static Site Generator
Using a Static Site Generator
By Carlos Granados
Leaving Wordpress for Hugo
Leaving Wordpress for Hugo
By Corey Kaiser

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Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Engineers... Could it be? Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Engineers... Could it be?

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Engineers... Could it be?

By Laurenth Chaves - December 18, 2019

You might be thinking, why is there an engineering blog post about emotions or even feelings, right? You’ve probably read about how to become a more effective developer, about strategies to solve engineering problems, best practices, and so on.
Conducting Effective Code Reviews Conducting Effective Code Reviews

Conducting Effective Code Reviews

By Randall Valenciano - November 21, 2019

Code review is a common and essential practice at The Lifetime Value Company. Sometimes, due to the number of engineers, teams specializing in various domains, different programming languages and business-related context, doing code review can be a cumbersome and complex activity.
Using Apache Airflow on Google Cloud Using Apache Airflow on Google Cloud

Using Apache Airflow on Google Cloud

By Nazareth Román - November 11, 2019

Motivation At The Lifetime Value Company, we ingest multiple sources of public record data to give our users accurate results for the searches they perform. Data processing is essential for our business, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve it.
A Fistful of Dollars: Integrating Sales Tax Into Your Consumer Payments Flow A Fistful of Dollars: Integrating Sales Tax Into Your Consumer Payments Flow

A Fistful of Dollars: Integrating Sales Tax Into Your Consumer Payments Flow

By Ben Serviss - October 23, 2019

The day you’ve been dreading is finally here. You’ve put it off as long as you could, but alas! It is now time…to integrate sales tax into your payment processing flow.
Writing Concurrent Each, Map & Select Methods in Go Writing Concurrent Each, Map & Select Methods in Go

Writing Concurrent Each, Map & Select Methods in Go

By Roberto Fernandez - October 4, 2019

Ruby-style "Each", "Map" and "Select" methods in Go that run concurrently using the go routines and channels mechanisms provided by the language.
Roll Out Features With Confidence! Roll Out Features With Confidence!

Roll Out Features With Confidence!

By Arjun Anand - September 20, 2019

How we, at BV, were able to iterate incrementally on building a feature and switch it on in the production environment without problems.
Componentized Design and Refactoring with React Componentized Design and Refactoring with React

Componentized Design and Refactoring with React

By Mikey Harris - September 6, 2019

At The Lifetime Value Company, we are constantly trying to find new avenues for making public data easily accessible to our users.
Zoom Mac Vulnerability: Automating Removal Zoom Mac Vulnerability: Automating Removal

Zoom Mac Vulnerability: Automating Removal

By Robert Lowry - July 10, 2019

Foreword Yesterday, a Medium article surfaced a Zero-Day vulnerability on Mac Zoom Client that allows any malicious website to enable your camera without your permission or knowledge.