CI/CD and Engineer Morale

Why do software teams push continuous deployment so strongly? One of the most important and least discussed reasons is engineer morale. ...

April 20, 2026 · 2 min · Jake Worth

A Talk on Twelve Factors

Today I gave a talk to my team about the Twelve-Factor App Methodology. ...

August 1, 2025 · 1 min · Jake Worth

How to Deliver Code Every Day

I recently calculated that I merge 0.8 pull requests every day into my team repo. “How to Deliver Code Every 0.8 Days” didn’t sing, so let’s say I merge about one PR every day, delivering one or more features to production. I like this velocity, and in this post, I’ll explain how you can achieve it yourself. ...

February 15, 2024 · 6 min · Jake Worth

Deliver a Great Standup Report as an Engineer

I’ve been lucky to have worked with some great engineers, and one thing that they tend to do exceptionally well is reporting about their work at meetings. Today I’d like to summarize what I think makes a great standup report. ...

November 9, 2022 · 2 min · Jake Worth