31 October 2019
Non-Stop Development Needs Domain Knowledge and Autonomy
Running development teams spread across the globe is quite a challenge. In this episode, we’re going to talk with Anthony DiSanti, CTO at Shift Forex LLC, which builds high-performance trading systems with a focus on cryptocurrency exchange technology. If you want to know the best practices of working with remote teams, this podcast is for you.
Navigation
1:07 | Anthony’s background. About Shift Markets |
4:50 | Challenges of a fully distributed team |
9:18 | Task prioritization in a non-stop development process |
15:22 | Why is industry knowledge essential? |
18:35 | Knowledge sharing within teams: tips |
20:48 | Building a low-latency pluggable architecture |
26:05 | Freedom of technology stack choice at Shift Markets |
28:24 | Infrastructure: scaling challenges |
32:45 | Polyglot approach risks and ways to eliminate them |
36:51 | Testing automation approach |
40:42 | Is measuring teams’ velocity really helpful? |
44:30 | Getting inspired with the technology advancements |
47:38 | Managing legacy is the biggest problem |
49:46 | Anthony’s day-to-day activities |
54:09 | Don’t waste your time reading books |
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