Engineering principles – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Fri, 09 May 2025 21:36:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 GitHub Issues search now supports nested queries and boolean operators: Here’s how we (re)built it https://noise.getoto.net/2025/05/13/github-issues-search-now-supports-nested-queries-and-boolean-operators-heres-how-we-rebuilt-it/ Tue, 13 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=87730 Plus, considerations in updating one of GitHub's oldest and most heavily used features.

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]]> How engineers can use one-on-ones with their manager to accelerate career growth https://noise.getoto.net/2025/03/27/how-engineers-can-use-one-on-ones-with-their-manager-to-accelerate-career-growth/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:31:22 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=85894 Go beyond status updates and use these meetings to surface challenges, solve problems, and drive impact.

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]]> GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency: How we built the next evolution of GitHub Enterprise using GitHub https://noise.getoto.net/2024/09/24/github-enterprise-cloud-with-data-residency-how-we-built-the-next-evolution-of-github-enterprise-using-github/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:00:31 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=79844 How we used GitHub to build GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency.

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]]> The ultimate guide to developer happiness https://noise.getoto.net/2024/08/13/the-ultimate-guide-to-developer-happiness/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:00:48 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=79269 Five actionable tips and strategies to supercharge developer happiness—and a more innovative workplace.

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]]> How GitHub supports neurodiverse employees (and how your company can, too) https://noise.getoto.net/2024/07/29/how-github-supports-neurodiverse-employees-and-how-your-company-can-too/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:48 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=79031 Teams with neurodivergent employees can be up to 30 percent more productive. Discover tips on how best to support them in your workplace.

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]]> How we improved availability through iterative simplification https://noise.getoto.net/2024/07/23/how-we-improved-availability-through-iterative-simplification/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:00:19 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=78924 Solving and staying ahead of problems when scaling up a system of GitHub’s size is a delicate process. Here's a look at some of the tools in GitHub's toolbox, and how we’ve used them to solve problems.

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]]> Empowering accessibility: GitHub’s journey building an in-house Champions program https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/01/empowering-accessibility-githubs-journey-building-an-in-house-champions-program/ Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:13 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=77810 As part of GitHub's dedication to accessibility, we expanded our internal accessibility program and scaled up our assessment process to help remove or lower barriers for users with disabilities. Then, we empowered employees from various disciplines to drive accessibility efforts within their teams.

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]]> How to communicate like a GitHub engineer: our principles, practices, and tools https://noise.getoto.net/2023/10/04/how-to-communicate-like-a-github-engineer-our-principles-practices-and-tools/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:00:29 +0000 https://github.blog/?p=74509 Learn more about how we use GitHub to build GitHub, how we turned our guiding communications principles into prescriptive practices to manage our internal communications signal-to-noise ratio, and how you can contribute to the ongoing conversation.

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