Developing software is not a one-and-done thing. Code has to be tweaked, changed, and evolved to make it work for the people using it. As countless memes have shown, however, it’s never as easy as “just changing it.”
There is a process to making changes and one that can take huge amounts of time to accomplish, especially when you have multiple people working on various aspects of the code. Each change can affect something in unexpected ways, further compounding the issues. It’s a lot to analyze and delays can be costly expenses.
Then, to add to the stress of updating code, many teams have managers that help coordinate efforts with developers to address issues, figure out pressure points, and prioritize code issues but the entire experience can feel disjointed. It’s not that the managers are necessarily bad or don’t understand, but often it’s not as straightforward as adding a new item in your To-Do list on Slack.
I had the chance to speak with Vishal Rai, founder of the software company Acellere. One of their products, Gamma, looks to address many of the issues mentioned above. Gamma integrates with many development tools (Github, JUnit, Bitbucket, and more) to streamline the process of building code, prioritizing issues, and offering tools to help managers and developers stay on the same page.
Check out the full interview below.
