security Stay Secure We all work from home now. This has made our home networks and personal devices juicy targets for hackers and cybercriminals. Let's not make it easy for them.
remoteworking How to Maintain Your Mental Health As a Programmer Mental health has been ignored for too long, but it's vitally important for the quality of your life. Here are 4 ways to maintain or improve your mental health as a programmer.
productivity How an Extrovert Can Succeed as a Remote Worker Extroverts and remote work aren't a natural match. But that doesn't mean you can't succeed at remote work as an extrovert. Here are 5 ways extroverts can thrive while working remotely.
communication Here's Why Remote Work Needs Asynchronous Communication While remote work gets away with most of the media's attention, it's asynchronous communication that makes remote workers so productive. Here's what it means and how you can get better at it.
inspiration Flexible Hours Are Great If You Have These Key Ingredients Fixed working hours are a thing of the past. Flexible hours should be part and parcel of the modern workday. Here's what a company needs to have in place to make flexible hours work.
health 3 Reasons Why Pandemic Remote Work is Not the Same as Remote Work The coronavirus pandemic turned remote work from an afterthought into a necessity. While X-Team is a big proponent of remote work, we didn't think that was such a good thing. Here's why.
health 5 Effective Ways to Reduce Screen Time We're spending more time than ever before looking at screens. But too much screen time has a serious impact on your health. Here are 5 effective ways to reduce screen time.
recruitment 6 Reasons Why External Developers Are An Extension to Your Team All companies need developers. But should you hire all your developers full-time or should you look for external help too? This article goes over some of the benefits of hiring external developers.
teams You'll Hire the Best Developers When They Have These 4 Traits If you want to hire developers who can write quality code while always moving your product and team forward, then you need to find developers who have the following four traits.
communication How to Listen Better in a Remote Environment Listening is a skill worth getting much better at. This article will talk about how you can get better at listening, even in a remote environment.
health How to Stay Physically Fit as a Remote Developer Being inactive for long periods of time has serious health repercussions. Here are a few easy ways you can be more active in your day-to-day.
Slack How to Stay Productive With These 11 Slack Best Practices While Slack is a great piece of software, it can also quickly become overwhelming. Too many messages in one place! That's why we've created a list of 11 Slack best practices to keep you productive.
productivity 21 Best Remote Work Tools for Software Developers The right remote work tools can supercharge your productivity. This is a list of our 21 favorite remote work tools for software developers.
vacation How to Plan a Long Vacation in a Remote Team Everyone has a time when they need a complete break from work. When you feel that craving to fully disconnect for a while, you need to prepare. Here's how to plan a long vacation in a remote team.
webinar How to Energize Remote Teams [webinar] How can you energize your employees when everyone's remote? How do you avoid people feeling unmotivated because they're not around their colleagues? Find out in this webinar.
