Code quality is a term that is often thrown around in the software engineering industry. And like the art of coding itself, it is very subjective and its true meaning will differ depending on an individual, or a team’s beliefs. But at its heart most engineers and teams would agree that good quality code is easy to read, well tested, and maintainable in the long term. But how do we achieve this?
Automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Packer
Here at Made we’re always trying out new technologies that will automate repetitive tasks we need to perform on each new project.
Continuous Delivery: Tools
Finding the right platform to form the basis of your Continuous Delivery is key, and you really need a solution that is going to fit into your existing way of working with minimal effort.
Practical Checkout Flow Enhancements
At Made we pride ourselves on crafting websites that deliver a great aesthetic, and a rich user experience.
Optimise SCSS Sprockets Performance in Rails
We build rich websites at Made. In production, the SCSS we write is precompiled, minified, gzipped, and served from Amazon S3. However, in the development environment we’re without any of this magic, and the rails app server can sometimes feel like it’s ground to a halt.
Effective Client Showcases
At Made we host regular client showcases, this is an opportunity to sit down with the client to discuss how the iteration and the project as a whole are progressing.
How To Create Cross-Browser Font Styles That Match The Design
Longstanding was the battle between designer and front end engineer in regards to having fonts render perfectly as per the design, and consistently between different browsers and operating systems. In even darker days, designers were lucky to get a custom font face.
3 Ways to Reduce Page Load Times on Your E-Commerce Website
As Benjamin Franklin once said, time is money, and for an e-commerce website every millisecond counts. Page speed is a common sticking point for most solutions out there, so in this article I’m going to describe 3 practical ways you can decrease your page load time.
There is more to code quality than coverage
As developers we always strive to write the best code possible and, while we test for it, coverage doesn’t always tell the full story of the quality of your code output.
Enhancing Customer Experience With Email Schemas
Delivering a great end to end customer experience doesn’t just stop when your customers complete their checkout process. Every communication you have with them thereafter matters. Anything that can be done to make their continued interactions with your brand better is something worth implementing.
