When MVPs Hurt

If you’re migrating or modernizing your system, start with the most important components — not the least. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 2 years ago

The internet should be more like Wikipedia

Over 20 years, Wikipedia has built a reputation most websites would envy. What can the rest of us learn from that? | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Kent Beck on Management, Dark, Remote Work Salaries, Agile, Incentives

Beck overturned conventional programming wisdom. Now, he’s looking toward tech’s trickier problems. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Robotics Companies You Should Know

At robotics companies across America, the co-mingling of engineering and science is producing some truly innovative products. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

What Is Simulation Theory? Do We Live in a Simulation?

Are we living in a computer simulation? Simulation theory tackles some heavy questions. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Opendoor Is Speeding Up Plans to Digitize Home Buying

Virtual tours and tools that let shoppers enter homes by themselves are helping the company adapt to the pandemic. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Best Data Science Books According to the Experts – Built In

From textbooks to introductory tomes and mass-market nonfiction. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

'20-Percent Time' Is Just One Way to Make Room for Side Projects

Experimentation can boost morale and creativity. But your program needs to be sustainable in the long run. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

What Animal Is Your Startup?

It’s not just unicorns anymore. The startup lexicon is overflowing with animals. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Which Metric Should You Use to Measure Product-Market Fit?

It depends on factors like where you are in the go-to-market process and the data you have on hand. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Stick Around?

The key to employee retention isn’t just about pay. Instead, you need to create a culture that fosters growth and development. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Top Cybersecurity Training Programs to Know – Built In

These courses cover everything from malware analysis to Cloud security. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Remote Learning Providers Are Getting Sued over Data Collection

Implement COPPA notices, delete old data, and be thoughtful about default settings, among other best practices. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Is Proprietary Software Better Than Open Source?

How I learned to stop worrying and love the free lunch. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Using Technology in the Classroom: 13 Cool Edtech Examples – Built In

Tech breakthroughs, from a remote-learning robot for sick kids to pens that digitize handwriting, have transformed 21st-century education. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

How to Deal with a Tech Lead Who Doesn't Give

Ask for feedback and be specific about what types of feedback you expect. If that doesn’t work, experiment with self-evaluation. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

The world of bug bounty hunters

Some things to consider before getting in on the action. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

How to Ensure Your App Gets More Attention in the App Store

Any product manager can undertake these three easy tricks for App Store optimization on iOS during their mobile release process. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

A Lightning-Fast Introduction to Deep Learning and TensorFlow 2.0

A hands-on guide to getting started with TensorFlow 2.0 | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

The tech industry has outgrown the Bay Area

According to a new report, venture funding is on the rise in non-coastal states like Texas and Colorado — and coronavirus hasn’t neutralized | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Old Languages Like COBOL Stick Around for Good Reasons

Organizations are reluctant to replace software that works. But finding devs to maintain it is getting harder and harder. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Geneticists use machine learning to solve medicine’s greatest mysteries

Deep learning models can determine which "variants of uncertain significance" might cause disease. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Don’t Democratize Data Science

A plethora of online courses and tools promise to democratize the field, but learning a few basic skills does not a data scientist make. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

The email flows every brand needs to succeed

Email is a crucial tool for marketing, but how do you get the most out of it? Use these categories to refine your process. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Startups should generate absolutely crazy ideas every single day

After a while, innovation can start to look more like efficiency than creativity. But you can't build amazing products without crazy ideas. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 3 years ago

Agile's early evangelists wouldn't mind watching Agile die

Agile often puts processes over people, and it’s pushing women engineers into non-technical roles. Time to move on? | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

The Perfect Technical Interview Process for Software Engineers

Forget brainteasers, white-boarding and knowledge quizzes. 4Degrees CTO David Vandegrift shares his ideal hiring template. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

How to Negotiate a VC Term Sheet in the Covid-19 Era

Winners in the new world (as well as smaller startups or those leveraging existing relationships) will still close deals during this period. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

A step-by-step guide to rotating a 3D cube with Three.js

A step-by-step guide to rotating a 3D cube with three.js and a challenge for the reader. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

What you need to know about unit testing

Lean how the experts keep their codebases from breaking down. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Why the Berkshire Hathaway Site is a master class in human-centered design

It’s easy to get distracted by personal bias, stakeholder input, and “trendy” ideas. The Berkshire Hathaway site focuses on the user first. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Pre-emptive, client-side rate limiting

Managing API rate limits can be a nuisance, but it's crucial to avoid repercussions. Use this method to simplify your process. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Should You Turn Off Your Predictive Model or Keep the Faith?

You shouldn't blindly follow every decision it makes. You must combine data with logic and business sense to make the best decisions. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Why Covid-19 Is a Big Opportunity for Digital Product Designers

​​​​​​​We can help make products that assist urgent isolation efforts and will also benefit society when we come out of this crisis. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

I Graduated into the Dot Com Bust as a Programmer and Made It. You Will Too

To all the young programmers worrying about this uncertain job market, I promise things will get better. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

The Job of the UX Designer Is About to Undergo Radical Change

The very near future will be a concert of devices talking to each other, and the job of the UX designer will be writing the symphony. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Go Is Mature Now

Despite initial skepticism, Built In CTO Peter Evans has learned to love Go’s greatest virtue: simplicity. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

How do you design a no-code platform?

No-code development is all the rage. But helping people build their own software is harder than you might think. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

What It's Like to Work on League of Legends

We met five technologists working at the Riot Games Nexus. Here’s what they’re up to. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

A Guide to the Must-Know DevOps Tools and Applications

DevOps is changing the way we develop software and it wouldn't be anywhere without the tools that power it. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Company Culture and Business Success?

Get familiar with the importance of a strong company culture and check out these impressive facts. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

A Simple Introduction to Collaborative Filtering

These days whether you look at a video on YouTube, a movie on Netflix or a product on Amazon, you're going to get recommendations for more things to view, like or buy. You can thank the advent of machine learning algorithms and recommender systems for this development.  | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

Crowdstrike announces share price for future IPO

CrowdStrike, currently valued at $3.4 billion, will offer 18 million shares of Class A common stock for between $19 and $23 each. | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago

What Are Recurrent Neural Networks? A Complete Guide to RNNs – Built In

During the spring semester of my junior year in college, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. I had never been to Europe before that, so I was incredibly excited to immerse myself into a new culture, meet new people, travel to new places, and, most import … | Continue reading


@builtin.com | 4 years ago