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Tips for Joining an Existing Project 💡

If, like me, you don’t like change (who does?!), here are some tips that I have picked up along the way to try and help ease the transition onto an existing project.
Sami Birnbaum
July 25, 2022
How we used DesignOps and Figma to scale our team

We looked to better document our designs and project background in a useful and clear way to support a growing team. This article outlines that experience and what success we found using Figma to support DesignOps.
Steven Neamonitakis, Kelly Gebo & Andrew Spencer
July 14, 2022
- Design
- Product Strategy
- Process
- Processes
- Product Design
- Figma
- Productivity
- Tools
Your Phone Belongs to You, You Don't Belong to It

Sometimes we can become addicted to the fast-paced nature of our industry. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can disconnect from it all, and the first step sits right in your hand.
Rob Whittaker
June 13, 2022
Getting Up and Running Quickly When Joining a Project

Joining an existing project as a developer comes with loads of challenges. If you need some inspiration on how to become more productive quicker, this article is for you.
Jonas Meinerz
January 31, 2022
How to be super-fast with Trello

We use Trello for a lot of our processes and projects. Here’s how to be hyper-productive with it.
Dan Croak and Chad Pytel
December 28, 2020
- Process
- Productivity
Powerful Git Macros For Automating Everyday Workflows

Improve your everyday git workflows by automating the boring stuff.
Wil Hall
May 14, 2020
- Git
- DevTools
- Unix
- Shell
- Productivity
Confirm your changes at the end of a git rebase

It’s not always obvious what changed in your code after a git rebase. This tool makes changes more visible and helps you undo them if needed.
Jonas Meinerz
April 28, 2020
- Git
- Development
- Workflow
- Productivity
How to quickly change layer opacity in Sketch

You can use your keyboard to very quickly change the opacity of a layer in Sketch. Here are some handy tricks to make the most of the feature.
Luke Mitchell
February 20, 2020
Velocity vs. Quality - How do developers and founders meet in the middle?

Finding the right balance between writing quality software and shipping features rapidly.
Tom Wey
August 19, 2019
Make the Most of your Browser’s Address Bar

Address bar aliases simplify everyday tasks in the browser.
Stephen Hanson
June 10, 2019
- Productivity
- Web
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