Managing Database Migrations with Liquibase and Spring Boot
This blog was written by Detroit Labs Developer Nelida Velazquez. Nelida is a developer who has a passion for tacos and code. She’s been a professional developer for 12 years working with a wide variety of languages and platforms going from
Building Friendliness into Backend Services
What makes a back-end service (that exposes functionality in the form of RESTful APIs) fun to work with? Not just for the devs working on the service but also for everyone else using it, including but not limited to developers
Labs Live: QA at Labs with Katrina Ohlemacher and Jon Guest
On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Katrina and Jon, Quality Engineers at Detroit Labs. They discuss the role of Quality Assurance (QA) at Labs, the myth that the QA's job is to break things, and how
App Clips and User Acquisition Tactics from WWDC 2020
WWDC 2020 is in the books! Not only was it the first fully streamed event, but it was one of the best WWDC events we’ve seen. The launch of iOS 14 was exciting and brought with it both new and
WWDC 2020: Dear Apple…
Dear Apple, Today is a big day for you, so I’ll keep this brief. You’ve worked hard for the better part of a year, designing and building your new operating system (iOS 14) that will make our iPhones and iPads feel like
Inclusive Language in Technology
By Jeff Kelley If you’re anything like me, the spring of 2020 has been the most difficult decade in recent memory. From a global pandemic to widespread protests against unjust brutality, there has been no shortage of things to worry about.
How to Maintain Effective Team Communication When You’re Working Remote
In the blink of an eye, our work environment dramatically shifted at Detroit Labs. With the early news of COVID-19 making its way to Michigan in March, our leadership team made a quick call to shut down our physical office
Labs Live Remote Spotlight: Delivery Leads
Delivery Leads Jackie Michl and Dee Doyle share insights on supporting effective teamwork and collaboration on remote software teams. Watch all episodes of Labs Live and Subscribe on YouTube. About Labs Live Labs Live is a stream hosted by Detroit Labs’ very own
Labs Live: The Black Tech Experience
Host and sales engineer Tobi and Developer Nikki are talking about The Black Tech Experience, the state of diversity in tech, their developer journeys, and overcoming imposter syndrome. Watch episodes of Labs Live and Subscribe on YouTube. About Labs Live Labs Live is
Effective Meetings: How to Gather Intentionally
Meetings are a big part of our lives and if they must happen, let them at least be purposeful, effective meetings and not a waste of time for the people involved. Want to see more talks from LabsCon 2019? Check out