Dear Readers,
As November wraps up, we reflect on a month filled with learning, and growth at Gurzu. From insightful sessions to team-lead initiatives, this month has been all about sharing and leveling up.
With holiday season just around the corner, we are excited to carry this momentum into the final month of this year. Here’s a look back at everything we have accomplished together in November!
Knowledge Ketchup
Knowledge Ketchup 2.0 is here! 🍅
For those new to it, Knowledge Ketchup is our flavorful twist on the classic ‘lunch and learn.’ Each week, a Gurzu team member takes the stage to share something that they know with the rest of the team. Here are the sessions we had this month:
November 13: Eliminating Waste in Software Development
In this session, Ganesh talked about “Eliminating Waste in Software Development,” focusing on identifying inefficiencies that slow down projects. He highlighted strategies to streamline workflows, reduce rework, and prioritize high-value tasks, ensuring smoother processes and delivering impactful results efficiently.
November 20: Upselling
Abinash explored the concept of “Upselling,” emphasizing how every team member can contribute to driving additional value for clients. The discussion covered recognizing upselling opportunities, building stronger client relationships, and aligning efforts across teams to enhance customer satisfaction and business growth.
Events
Gurzu Standard GIT Convention
We recently hosted the ‘Gurzu Standard Git Convention,’ where five of our team leads shared key insights on Git best practices. Topics included optimizing README, ENV, and .gitignore, effectively managing issues, features, and bugs, mastering Git branches and commits, conducting impactful PR reviews, and streamlining version tags, releases, and change logs. It was an in-depth session focused on enhancing our version control practices.
Blogs
From REST to GraphQL : A Shopify Migration Guide
Shopify has announced the REST Admin API as a legacy API as of October 1, 2024, which means all apps and integrations should be built with the GraphQL Admin API.
In this blog, Niroj gives an overview of why this change was necessary, the difference between REST and GraphQL, and why this migration is an efficient choice for all Shopify stores. Read it here.
Gurzu Insights with Prepsa
Prepsa began her career as an intern working with AngularJS. Today, she’s a senior Ruby developer at Gurzu, leading projects and mentoring new developers.
In this episode of Gurzu Insights, she shares her career journey, favorite resources, and thoughts on the future of Ruby development. Read it here.
Important Resources
Check out our speaker deck, where you can access all the slides from our knowledge sharing sessions, and other key events. These slides will give you valuable insights on engineering, design, management, and more.
Have you checked our brand manual?
We recently launched a new handbook “Crafting a Startup Brand: A Founder’s Manual.” It’s perfect for founders who want to learn the essentials of building a strong, memorable brand.
Whether you are a new founder, or looking to fine-tune your brand, this manual covers basics to advanced tips necessary to connect your brand with the right audience.
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Your dedication to reading through means a lot to us. Stay tuned for more stories from our office in the upcoming edition.
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