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After working for a while on products built around microservices, I saw repeatedly the issue of not having an easy way to check dependencies between these components or get basic info about them being discussed and raised by teams.

Do you know any solution that suit this purpose? A solution that provides a more high level overview of your microservices ecosystem?

I know there are tools that "scan" and drew a map of your microservices and inter-dependencies, but I just don't think they're very friendly to use. I also know that is possible to write wiki pages and readme files to describe the microservices, but I don't think this solution is easily searchable/accessible.

I was wondering if exist something that can be used more upfront, when the services are being created. Like a service index, for instance.

I'd like to hear your experiences if you please.

I was wondering what people really don't like about these meetings. Is it just about the time spend or is it about something else? What would you do to keep in sync with your peers if stand-ups had never been invented?

I've seen many discussions around this topic lately, but I'm particularly curious to understand why most people think that software/code quality is something secondary and could be addressed late in the process, for instance with peer review.

Why isn't the idea that software quality starts way before you write any line of code the predominant mindset amongst engineers / the industry?

I have the feeling that most companies don't hold discussions about what software quality means and how it should be measured.

To which extent do you agree or disagree with this feeling?

Is there any good web tool available out there that you could recommend?

I'm curious to know which gems/frameworks do you use to build your Ruby APIs nowadays.

Is Grape or Sinatra still a good choice?

Is there something new on the market for this purpose? If I want to start on this field, which path - most in-demand framework - do you guys recommend to start with?

Best,

TDD, BDD, or any other form or development driven by tests first are very popular approaches in web development or even non-web developments.

I'm curious to know if these approaches are also considered a MUST for AAA game development.

Is there anyone that has worked with these approaches while developing games or know any big AAA game company that uses test first approaches as something required during the development?

Hello,

I developed and published my first iOS app. It was accepted and now is available at Apple´s app store.

I developed this app firstly as a personal challenge and secondly in order to learn the whole process of creating a mobile product.

Any advice on how to market an app like that?

Best regards.

- Julio.

P.S: The app's link wasn't provided because this is not a promotional post :-)

I use chrome, firefox and safari during my day.

Managing my bookmarks across them it's pretty hard!

Do you know any sync tool that can handle bookmarks from those three browsers and make them synchronized?

Hello,

Imagine that you have a well paid job (that you like) and a stablished carrer with potential to evolve and suddenly an opportunity to enter on a PhD program (in a field of study that you have interest) with grant support arise.

Would you leave your job to follow the PhD?

Imagine that at least 4 to 6 years will be needed to complete the PhD and during this time, the only money that you´ll be able to get will be from your PhD grant.

What are your opinions about?

I have many ideas and each day i come up with at least 2 or 3 new ideas to solve some sort of problem or fulfill some necessity. How do i know which idea is the best to follow through? How do i minimize the risc of choosing a bad idea and time waste?

Is there something before hypotesis tests, MVP or market research that could apply in this case?

I appreciate any literature recommendation on that.

Thanks!

What do you think about a social network where your friends will be a software or a software feature and you will be able to interact with them?<p>It's something like blending a social network with a CRM.

Stupid idea?

Thanks!