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It’s All About Soft Skills: Why You Shouldn’t Hire UX/UI Designers in a Hurry
The last time we recruited a UX/UI designer, it took more than 100 days to find the right person. But we weren’t in a rush – and neither should you.
Leadership

The Empirical Laws of Software Engineering
Many times I’ve heard about various laws in programming, so I did some research, trying to find as many of them as possible.

The Agile Team and a series of unfortunate daily meetings
Remote cooperation in distributed teams has made an impact on how we conduct meetings. Regardless if it’s a cat sneaking by on camera or a dog barking in the background, our personal lives are intertwined with our business lives. Daily meetings are no exception, and effective leadership is about keeping the balance between team integration and efficient planning.

Agile plans for each day and how to set them
As creatures of habit we plan, striving for a routine. We also know that effective planning makes achieving our goals easier. But there’s a fine line between being flexible and rigid, waterfall-like planning. Many teams call themselves “agile”, conducting sprint planning and daily meetings, but fail to grasp the essence of what an agile approach really is. With that said, how do you balance planning and daily execution?

Testing skills every Quality Assurance Engineer and Developer should master
We asked developers and testers at Brainhub what every developer should know about how to test the code.
Business

Why We Started Measuring Customer Lead Time (And Why You Should, Too)
Tracking customer lead time can give you a better understanding of your development pipeline and help you become more transparent to your partners. Here’s our experience with measuring and optimizing this agile metric.

4 Questions to Ask Before you Build Your Product
Grabbing people’s attention with digital products gets more difficult each year. Are you REALLY ready to step into the path of product development? We're here to help you determine that.
Product

It’s All About Soft Skills: Why You Shouldn’t Hire UX/UI Designers in a Hurry
The last time we recruited a UX/UI designer, it took more than 100 days to find the right person. But we weren’t in a rush – and neither should you.

You Really Shouldn’t Estimate Software Projects. Here’s Why
Planning software development is a delicate affair. If you try to estimate by all means, you’ll probably end up mismanaging your time and resources.