We have lunch together every day when we’re in the office, but one of our most popular traditions is a company-sponsored lunch out once a month.  We’re lucky to have a few foodies on our team and to be based… Continue reading ‘Like food? So do we.’ →

There’s been a lot of debate recently about open vs. private offices. There was a study that showed that open-plan offices tend to have more dissatisfied workers. Developers like Joel Spolsky have argued that private offices make developers more productive,… Continue reading ‘Open Offices? Private Offices? Here’s a third option.’ →

Have you ever wondered how some people can be super-effective at finding bugs? Here are some of the strategies used by the best testers. Consistency testing When you see something in one part of the system, ask yourself, “where else… Continue reading ‘6 Strategies for Black-Box Software Testing’ →

Like most good software companies, we’re focused on building the best possible team.  This means we have high standards for hiring; numerous times we’ve spent thousands on job postings and advertisements, gone through dozens of interviews, and been unable to… Continue reading ‘How Canadian software companies can hire Americans’ →

We are in the midst of interviewing for a web developer position, which is fitting for the 0x100th day of the year, Programmer’s Day. Louis and I have interviewed maybe a hundred people together, and yesterday, for the first time,… Continue reading ‘We will not hire jerks’ →