Nélson Rangel

How software engineering is changing with AI

Earlier this week I had two conversations around AI that resonated a lot with me. The first one, was about code reviews and how things are getting complicated at work, since the speed of coding is getting much higher than the speed humans take to review such code. We were

Books that influenced me the most on building digital products

A few weeks ago I had a great time with some teammates discussing product development, processes, and the specifics of a given initiative we were working on at the time. It was a very fruitful conversation that made me reflect on how I built the product mindset I have today.

Skill Zero: Test Driven Development

Small Batches was probably the best tech podcast I discovered in 2024. Among all the incredible episodes Adam Hawkins recorded in the last couple years, I consider Episode 107 (Skill Zero: Test Driven Development) a masterpiece which deserves to be re-listened from time to time. Adam basically summarises, in a

Improving our software release process, guided by data

About two and a half years ago we introduced the ideas behind Continuous Delivery and Test in Production to our engineering team. At that…

Levelling up our engineering team: two years of Book Club

Two years ago, our #book-club was created. A couple of books later, we are happy to share (and celebrate) this fun and exciting journey.

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