First AML’s Engineering
& Product Blog
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How to be a good tech lead (in 5 minutes)
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Why a mentor-mentee relationship is so important
And how you can start one too
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My First Postmortem
What happened and what I learnt
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NZ Testing Conference 2022
Aroha Merrilees, Ruby Yeh, & Vivian Yang, from the First AML QA team, attended the inaugural NZ Testing Conference in Wellington, on 1 July 2022. In this article, they share some of their favourite talks and key learnings.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
A day for reflection.
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Improving multi-step forms with state machines
A simple guide on state machines and how they pair well with multi-step forms.
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What do Staff Engineers do?
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Introducing Alisha & Syon - our Summer of Tech interns
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What's it like to work in the Engineering team?
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No Meeting Thursdays
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Well-being at First AML
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International Women’s Day 2021
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How we made our code reviews stress free
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Making the most of the first 30 days in my new product role
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Cultural anchors: every team needs a Larry
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The Importance of Social Engineering
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A Day In The Life: Matt Keen, Lead Developer
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