Unit Testing at Slash
Testing is a big part of the development of any software. Today, we’ll talk about a specific type of testing employed by developers to ensure source code can scale better. Unit testing is an overhead on the top of software development – the developers write and run automated tests for each ‘unit’, i.e. function. Why […]
Choosing the standard of delivery
Every project is different. In each one, clients have a different objective that drives the engagement model and determines the delivery standard. We at Slash offer 3 kinds of services: good, fast and in some cases cheap. Clients can pick any they want to focus on, but it is going to be optimization at the […]
Design research at Slash
Clients are often confused as to how to get started, whether it’s a new project or a takeover of an existing one. The main challenge is that there is a gap between the clarity they think they have and the clarity we need to provide project costing and timelines. To overcome that confusion and form […]
Testing 101: from our Slash testing playbook
Clients are often confused as to how to get started, whether it’s a new project or a takeover of an existing one. The main challenge is that there is a gap between the clarity they think they have and the clarity we need, to provide project costing and timelines. To overcome that confusion and form […]
Why builders prefer Agile: lessons learned at Slash
Waterfall vs Agile Imagine you are a builder and you’re tasked to build one house and one city. How would you approach each building challenge? The house seems straightforward enough. To achieve your goal, you choose an architect, create a detailed blueprint of the house with all the measurements and materials, select the contractors, start […]
The shift in how innovation is done : how companies evolve their strategy
The forces driving innovation are accelerating and compounding. Tomorrow’s speed of change will make today look like we’re crawling. In many ways, the future is faster than we think. Accelerating speed of change To stay relevant, companies are dramatically shifting the way they innovate from an “innovation by exception” to an “innovation by design” approach […]
Deep work: methods for staying productive in a distracted world
Our modern routine is full of tasks, obligations, calls and overall a huge amount of distractions. How do some people handle the stress and stay more productive than the others? The answer is deep work – a process of focusing on one thing without distraction. A popular book called “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success […]
The role of human agency and leadership in a digital age
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek – Barack Obama, former US President This may have never been more true and yet more challenging. Organizational paradigms and rise of algorithmic organization Homo […]
Throwback to 2023: Building our Team Rocket (Part 2)
2021 is well underway now and we finally managed to take the time to look back at our previous year and capture some of our highlights. Uff, talking about being busy! Highlight 4 – Communicating our content and brand In 2020, we refreshed our external Slash brand: we released a new website (www.slash.co), the HAK […]
