Hector Zarate

🚀 TypeScript is on the Rise 🚀 Over the past few years TypeScript has seen a significant increase in adoption among companies in Denmark and Sweden. According to recent surveys, over 70% of large tech firms in the Nordics have integrated TypeScript into their tech stacks, driven by its ability to enhance code quality and maintainability. How are you developing your Typescript skills and how is your team leveraging TypeScript? 🧠

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We’re dreamers at Mindera, so we like to test the boundaries of what’s possible as long as it helps us to achieve our purpose. We think the coolest tech is created by people who love what they do. Together, we wanted to create an environment where the team is more important than the individual, decisions are made by those impacted most, people have the autonomy to try out new things, and lessons are learned from failures and seen as part of our growth. For us, it works. We can work faster and be more agile as we’re not dependent on levels but groups of people making it happen. Read the full article by Pedro Teixeira at our blog: https://lnkd.in/dPCfHmMi #MinderaMorocco #selforganization #workculture #softwareengineering

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Building things that have never been built before is our core in the business and culture. 🚀 👉 Lauri Lehtonen our Lead Game Developer, knows all about this. 🌟 His journey at Valo Motion started in 2017 as employee number eight and the first Game Developer ever on our team. From the outset, Lauri was tasked with leading the development of ValoJump, an interactive trampoline game platform. 💬 "I was tasked to envision what this product would look like in an activity park and commercial context. ValoJump development project also became my thesis work." This project was groundbreaking, combining exercise with gaming in a way that had never been done before. 🏃‍♂️🎮 🦸 Fun fact: While developing the game, one of Lauri’s most significant inspirations was to empower people to feel like they have superpowers. By exaggerating the jump height in the game world, players could experience the thrill of soaring into the sky! This kind of curious, innovative, and ingenious DIY mindset is what all of our team members share. 🤩 💬 "I like that I get to explore things that have not existed before in the game industry.” We've done our best to create an environment that encourages our team to innovate without constraints, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of the industry. 💬 “Our culture is very open and trusting at Valo Motion. I can explore my ideas freely, which is a big plus for me. I enjoy thinking of new, creative things outside the box.” 🔗 Go dig deeper and read Lauri's full story here: https://hubs.ly/Q02LcW-d0 #Innovation #GameDevelopment #ValoMotion #MoveTheFuture

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Subscription on demand 🎧 Our CEO Teis Anker Mikkelsen joined podcast host and mobile game guru Peggy Anne Salz on the latest episode of the PocketGamer.biz podcast: the duo explored various monetization strategies, how to implement them smoothly, and what makes a game suitable for subscription. Tune in to catch expert insights! Here is a quote to spark your curiosity: “Subscriptions are incredibly flexible, contrary to common misconceptions. Many see them as walled gardens, all-inclusive models, but that's not true. They serve as an additional tool to complement in-app purchases, advertisements, and they enhance other monetization strategies.” 📌 https://lnkd.in/dbJjCTsp #multiscription #unleashd #podcast #mobilegaming #monetization

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Let’s Talk: Sebastian Jakobs , Director of Technology at adjoe There’s still some time before we meet again for the next bit summit, and we’re getting impatient. We went ahead and asked Sebastian to tell us a bit about his recent talk at the #Golang edition of bit summit. ⬛️ Hi Seb! What was your topic at the latest edition of bit summit? I was talking about a particular performance optimization we had done in our backend. It made un-marshaling from URL strings a lot faster which we need for one of our busiest APIs. ‌ ⬛️ What made you choose this particular project? Why do you think it’s important? Our API was having short and unpredictable spikes in traffic. This happened so quickly that our auto-scaling could not react fast enough and we sometimes had the application being OOM killed. We could just over-provision the resources but that would drive the costs up a lot. Thus in the end we went for optimizing the un-marshaling and binding the request to a go struct because profiling revealed that this is the major cause of resource usage. ⬛️ Do you have a piece of advice to share with devs who are just starting to learn GoLang? The Tour of Go is a good start to get to know the language features, but in general, I would recommend doing a project that has personal value for you. For example, you could create a tool that helps you in your daily life and that you can modify and improve. Thanks, Seb! Join industry leaders like Sebastian for a night of deep dives into the craft. The next bit summit is coming soon - stay tuned for updates. 💡 #TechConference #Tech #TechCommunity

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🌌 Dark months, bright ideas! 🌟 As the darkness settles over the Nordics from October to December, staying energized and motivated can be challenging—especially for developers who spend long hours coding indoors. Here are 3 developer-specific tips to thrive during these months! #WeAreKnowit #KnowitConnectivity #MentalHealth #Nordics

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Let's talk about Teams In this video we talk about some of the new features in Mesh Lars Berlau Michael Fogh Broholt Carsten Lund Meilbak #mesh #teams #ltat

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Check out my Medium article, "How to Customize Reports in Katalon Studio."

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📊 How can data transform the success of an indie game? Tune in tomorrow to hear Katla Hrund Björnsdóttir, our Senior Product Manager, speaking about using analytics for Indie success at the third Multiscription's Indie Game Accelerator workshop. She will reveal why data is a game-changer in game development, discussing the best times to leverage data (spoiler: it's always) and highlighting the key metrics that determine a game's success. You can still sign up for the Accelerator via the link, and tune in tomorrow, June 13th, from 15:00 to 16:00 CET! https://lnkd.in/d4fRw6ji #gameanalytics #gamedev #appdevelopers #gamingindustry

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Daybreak Game Company LLC Acquires Singularity 6, Developer of Popular Online Game, Palia Enad Global 7 AB (“EG7”) today announced that Daybreak Games (“Daybreak”), its wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to acquire Singularity 6 Corporation (“S6”) (the “Transaction”). Based in Los Angeles, California, S6 is the developer and publisher behind Palia, an online multiplayer life simulation game currently available in open beta on Nintendo Switch and PC. Founded in 2018, S6 is a live service, online game studio founded and led by some of the former senior game development talent from Riot Games and comprised of a highly talented AAA development team. S6 is a mission-driven organization, which has been singularly focused on creating a compelling blend of a large-scale multiplayer online world with the highly engaging gameplay experiences from best-in-class life simulation games. This unique combination successfully comes to life in Palia, where players from all over the world can experience the vibrant, immersive fantasy world together, building enduring communities for years to come. Palia is just beginning its journey and it is off to an excellent start. Palia was originally released in open beta through S6’s own PC platform in August 2023 and since then has been released on Epic Game Store, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Throughout the open beta, S6 team has continued to deliver expanded gameplay and content, driving increases in player population and engagement. Over 4 million players have come to enjoy the experience in open beta so far and as of the end of June 2024, over 100,000 players have been actively enjoying the game daily. The game’s growth trends are promising with the game reaching peak concurrent user level on Steam with its latest update in June. The game is making great progress towards the completion of version 1.0, with a plan to release across all the major platforms, broadening the distribution and increasing the potential for significant further growth in player base going forward. The rationale and the key highlights for the Transaction are as follows: A strong fit with EG7’s published long-term strategy of establishing a leading middle market publishing business An excellent alignment with Daybreak and its expertise in longtail live service and multiplayer online games Investing in a product at a later stage of development, which significantly reduces execution risks A product with a clear plan for growth through a predictable path to improvement, completion and broader distribution Expected meaningful contribution towards the group’s consolidated 2026 financial targets of SEK 3 billion in Net Revenues and SEK 1 billion in Adjusted EBITDA https://lnkd.in/dkv2u_ZX

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In February, I jumped into the Team Lead role at Urent and here, being a Team Lead means handling *everything.* My zone of responsibility? Architecture for our backend, leading the team, supporting everyone’s technical and career growth, performance, keeping up with product, deadlines… Basically, if it’s within my team’s scope, it’s on me. Sometimes, I even end up brainstorming product ideas! When I started, my team was around 8-9 people. Since then, a couple of folks moved on, even more joined, and now we’re at 12. But finally, next week, we’re splitting into two teams, so I’ll be down to six people and about 70% of my current responsibilities. Yay for manageable chaos! Our scope is massive – so much so that, during interviews, trying to explain everything we do usually ends with the other person either falling asleep or getting totally lost. But, hey, if nothing else, it keeps life exciting. One thing I’ve definitely learned: people management and team growth are by far the hardest parts. The rest? Doable, with enough coffee. And this job has given me a new life lesson – accepting that not everything is within my control. Sometimes things go south, but the trick is to stay calm and keep problem-solving. Speaking of people management… I'm seriously considering a degree in psychology at this point. My psychologist has been a lifesaver, teaching me how to stay emotionally afloat and navigate all the different personalities in my team. Honestly, I’m convinced every manager needs a psychologist 😅 – maybe everyone does, but that’s another debate. And who knows? Maybe I’ll start sharing some of our funny work fails and the creative ways we got out of them. There have been plenty!

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"Stop creating architecture diagrams no one understands." In this interview with Björn Helgeson, VP of Engineering at Mindler, he discusses why shared vocabulary should come before technical documentation, and how it enables better business-engineering alignment. Is your architecture documentation building bridges or barriers between teams? Read Björn's interview, featured in the latest edition of Exec Engineering: https://lnkd.in/eh9SYcJh

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App Leaders 🏆 is our list of the top individuals who are driving growth and change in the global app industry. 🌎 We are happy to include Nicoline Strøm-Jensen, Head of Program Management at Adjust. Nicoline grew up moving every 3 or 4 years, which made her a bit restless. She ended up in NYC for graduate school and wanted to challenge herself in the fast-paced intensity of the city after finishing her Master’s in Art History. The ever-changing tech world attracted her and satisfied her need to always be learning new things. Recently she completed that self-imposed challenge and moved closer to family for a calmer life and has no regrets. What are you most excited about in apps right now? "Though the push for privacy and signal loss has been a definite challenge for the industry, I am excited to see machine learning in tools for incrementality, MMM, and predictive analysis be on the rise. I am in the infancy of learning and understanding the methodologies and I am enjoying the challenge, especially since I haven’t been exposed to much data science in the past." More on Nicoline 👇 Link in comments #appleaders #leadership #growth #success #apps #mobile #change #opportunity #innovation #digital #career #development

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My ReactNext Conference session, Losing Your Components' Head, is online. In the session I discuss why you should use the Headless Component Pattern, what is it and I show case a short demo of building such a component. Feedback is always welcome 😊 https://lnkd.in/dNmkhNyv

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🇸🇪 Lauri’s popping over to Malmö in a couple of weeks to speak at the next DevOps Skåne meetup. He’ll be talking about "Service Levels, Error budgets and why your dev teams should care". ⏰ Mark your calendars - 24th September. ✅ Sign up below. #DevOps #SoftwareDevelopment #SLA #Errorbudgets #Meetup

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Last week our CEO Jacob Lärfors presented his opinion on Platform Engineering at the DevOps Finland meetup: “Stop polishing turds and start delivering value for your users” 👀 😯 He shared a framework for building user-centric platforms which sparked quite a bit of discussion. The framework is a work in progress (including its name!) and anyone interested in the topic is welcome to help shape it. 💬 Join the conversation over on DevOps Finland Slack ➡️ https://devopsfinland.org/ and check out progress so far on Github ➡️ https://lnkd.in/duNnXMHY Hope to see you in the Slack chat! #platformengineering #opensource #usercentricplatforms

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