Keeping up to date with new technologies across teams
summary
FutureLearn’s scalable platform team (three months old) fixes real problems: inconsistent React components, faster test runs and infra tweaks, and shares those fixes via learning hours, tech lightning talks and fortnightly show‑and‑tells. Tools and practices: GitBook for internal docs, Medium for public case pieces, Storybook demos, Docker experiments, and a four‑hour Webpack course the team took together. Learning hours follow 15–20 minute intros, hands‑on exercises and a wrap‑up; pairing and mobbing reduce coding mistakes and speed knowledge transfer.
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chapters (31)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:05What is FutureLearn
- 2:33Learning at FutureLearn
- 3:07Pedagogy
- 3:45Learning Methods
- 4:27Learning is crucial
- 5:25What Ive learned
- 6:20Sharing knowledge
- 6:50Learning through writing
- 8:09Sharing knowledge through writing
- 9:08Internal tech blog
- 10:09Culture of writing
- 11:03Learning through teaching
- 11:49Learning hours
- 12:38Top tips
- 13:04Interactive sessions
- 13:43Consider your audience
- 14:15Tailor learning hours
- 14:54Remote pairing
- 15:40Tech Lightning Talks
- 16:40Tech Lightning Talks Challenges
- 17:11Show Tell Sessions
- 18:47Pairing
- 19:57Online courses
- 20:46Talks we love
- 21:26The lead developer in London
- 22:28Catchup sessions
- 23:21Challenges of collaboration
- 24:06Learning on the job
- 25:56Options for learning
- 26:17Summary
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