The latest articles on DEV Community by HAY | Engineering Leadership & Wellbeing (@hay_devex). https://dev.to/hay_devex https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1296529%2Ff7db2923-2e99-4ebe-8c00-0b5d809020a5.jpg https://dev.to/hay_devex en HAY | Engineering Leadership & Wellbeing Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:37:15 +0000 https://dev.to/hay_devex/hay-launching-on-product-hunt-april-23rd-1a27 https://dev.to/hay_devex/hay-launching-on-product-hunt-april-23rd-1a27 <p>It’s been a real product development journey here at HAY, but we're very excited to announce that we’ll be launching HAY’s DX Platform on Product Hunt tomorrow, April 23rd!</p> <p>This is a big deal for us because it comes after lengthy market research, meetings, global Zoom calls with insightful engineering managers, and the development of our innovative Slack add-on. So, lots of blood, sweat, tears—and brainstorming sessions! 💪🧠</p> <p>We can’t even begin to describe how an idea about improving dev happiness and productivity turned into a great product that many engineering managers could now use to nurture and develop their dev teams. Here’s what you can expect from HAY’s DX Platform:</p> <p>➡️ Optimize Work Output: Analyze your dev team's coding habits, uncovering trends and insights to boost productivity. 📈</p> <p>➡️ Enhance Wellbeing: Gauge team mood with Slack surveys, gather feedback, and monitor happiness and satisfaction. ❤️</p> <p>➡️ Foster Teamwork: Collect feedback directly within Slack to enhance team collaboration. Prepare for impactful one-on-ones with our note-taking feature. Ensure more focused and productive meetings by tracking discussions and actions. 👥</p> <p>Stay tuned, and thank you for your support! 🙏 Explore HAY’s DX Platform now: <a href="https://howareyou.work">https://howareyou.work</a></p> <h1> ProductHunt #LaunchDay #EngineeringExcellence #TeamPerformance #ProductLaunch #TechLeadership #Innovation #Productivity #EngineeringManagement </h1> webdev programming devops productivity HAY | Engineering Leadership & Wellbeing Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:30:25 +0000 https://dev.to/hay_devex/how-do-you-deal-with-clients-in-software-development-39po https://dev.to/hay_devex/how-do-you-deal-with-clients-in-software-development-39po <p>It’s like a never-ending game of Whack-a-Mole 🔨 🦔. They pop up with a "minor issue" to discuss (even though you just had a meeting with them) or decide that after-hours is the perfect moment to talk about a triviality, which is often something that could wait until morning. </p> <p><a href="https://blog.howareyou.work/handling-difficult-clients-in-software-development/">https://blog.howareyou.work/handling-difficult-clients-in-software-development/</a></p> webdev programming engineeringleadership javascript HAY | Engineering Leadership & Wellbeing Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:27:05 +0000 https://dev.to/hay_devex/good-coding-habits-and-the-not-so-good-ones-jcf https://dev.to/hay_devex/good-coding-habits-and-the-not-so-good-ones-jcf <p>Our talented developers and engineering managers created a FREE guide that explores promoting good habits in software development (and eliminating bad ones 💩). It’s called:</p> <p>“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Exploring 26 Behavioral Practices in Software Development.”</p> <p>Here’s a sample of a few topics we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Learning to Say ‘No!’ </li> <li>Onboarding Too Much and Too Fast </li> <li>Mentorship </li> <li>Reckless Deployment </li> <li>Rubber Stamping PRs </li> <li>AND SO MUCH MORE!</li> </ul> <p>Check it out and feel free to share. </p> <p><a href="https://howareyou.work/exploring-26-behavioral-practices-in-software-development/">https://howareyou.work/exploring-26-behavioral-practices-in-software-development/</a></p> programming productivity devops learning