Side Quests For Work: The Main Quest Can Wait (Sometimes)
In video game parlance, a side quest is a little diversion that you do while ignoring that you should actually be saving the world. In...
English Linguistic Imperialism in Programming
Many are likely familiar with the “American tourist” stereotype, where Americans visit different countries around the world, yet insist on imposing American culture on everyone,...
PagerDuty Deep Dive: How to Optimise Your Digital Ops Platform
3 Takeaways From Running a Remote-Friendly HackWeek During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This piece is co-authored by: Derek Ralston, Agile Coach, and Charlotte Sarfati, Technical Support Engineer. Charlotte and Derek worked together on PagerDuty’s cross-functional HackWeek committee....
Cultivating Engineering Leadership at PagerDuty
At PagerDuty, taking the lead is a key value, and we are always looking for opportunities to cultivate leadership within our engineering group. One of...
PagerDuty Engineering’s Career Development Philosophy
This post is written for engineering leaders who are responsible for building on and maintaining their company’s engineering career track. It’s meant to provide a...
Using PagerDuty for Aquaponics: Upward Farms Implementation Guide
Upward Farms’ mission is to radically elevate the world’s fresh food supply by setting new standards for safety, quality, and cost. The company operates complete...
Android Architecture at PagerDuty
Android has matured as a platform significantly since its release ten years ago. ~Google~ The community has developed best practices and continued to refine them...
Custom Notification Sounds for Android Oreo and Beyond
The software engineering world is moving quickly; libraries and frameworks are always changing. This is especially true on Android where Google only recently solidified its...
Elixir at PagerDuty
When PagerDuty was founded, development speed was of the essence—so it should be no surprise when we reveal that Rails was the initial sole bit...