At Alley, we take an evidence-based approach to all the work we do — including our community-driven initiatives. Educating ourselves on issues related to and surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is key to cultivating a safe and thoughtful environment where our diversity is respected, valued, and embraced. We turn to and partner with…
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At Alley, we believe that diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds fuel our best work and are essential for our future. Our team members are based all over the world — and cultivating an environment of diverse, talented professionals starts with building a team that reflects the broader demographic makeup of the communities where we work.…
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As a company, we have a responsibility to use our positions, expertise, and knowledge to lift up historically marginalized groups such as women, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities. We can achieve this through collaboration, support, and sharing resources with partners and businesses that are led by and serve these communities in a meaningful…
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At Alley, we strive to create an environment where our diversity is respected, valued, and embraced — and where our team members feel a true sense of belonging. We want to ensure that Alley is a place where historically underrepresented and marginalized groups, including women, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities feel engaged, motivated,…
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At Alley, we believe that diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds fuel our best work and are essential for our future. And as an employer with over 70 teammates worldwide, we want to provide an environment where our diversity is respected, valued, and embraced. This begins with setting an internal standard of inclusive language, mindful business…
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At Alley, working as a distributed team while solving complex challenges for large-scale digital publishers has required us to scale our company practices accordingly — and embrace the opportunities created for continual positive change.
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In this article, we’ll go through some of the reasons why you should increase your productivity with pair coding – working towards a solution with one other person – and swarming – working towards a solution with multiple people.
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On August 21, 2017, something of great cosmological significance occurred. Yes, sure, there was a total solar eclipse over wide swaths of the United States, but we’re talking about something life-changing here. On that fateful day, Alleybot quoted his first-ever message. What does that mean? Let’s discuss.
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If you’ve suddenly found yourself working remotely due to COVID-19 precautions, how do you handle all the normal day-to-day things like meetings, tracking tasks, and basic communication? Team norms don’t need to be complicated just because everyone’s remote. Being a fully distributed company ourselves, we have learned a lot over the years that helps us keep our teams running smoothly.
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In this blog series, we are sharing some of our guiding principles and processes for remote work, in the hope that others can use them to make a difference in their organizations.
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Open-source software is central to Alley’s mission and essential to our work. In the last few months, we’ve published several new open-source packages for PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress developers, each of which is rooted in our day-to-day experiences meeting the needs of our clients. We’re delighted to highlight some of these new packages and invite…
