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MegaLinter Performance Tuning for Maximum Efficiency

MegaLinter Performance Tuning for Maximum Efficiency 1501 751 Flexion

Discover the best practices for speeding up MegaLinter performance, to streamline and boost developer efficiency.

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10 MegaLinter Tips and Tricks Unlock its Full Potential

10 MegaLinter Tips and Tricks Unlock its Full Potential 1501 751 Flexion

Learn to optimize MegaLinter for faster performance, delivering greater value, improving efficiency and speeding development.

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6 Reasons to Rely on Renovate for Reducing Engineering Toil

6 Reasons to Rely on Renovate for Reducing Engineering Toil 1501 751 Flexion

Learn how to use Renovate to reduce engineering toil by automating open-source dependency updates for boosting productivity and streamlining workflows.

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How to Get Started with MegaLinter: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Get Started with MegaLinter: A Step-by-Step Guide 1501 751 Flexion

Discover a step-by-step guide to getting started with MegaLinter set up and configuring MegaLinter for improved code consistency.

Surfacing the voice of users with Limited English Proficiency 1501 751 Flexion

Surfacing the voice of users with Limited English Proficiency

Learn more about how Flexion’s testing with users with limited English proficiency (LEP) informs the development of 10x projects, including Improving Language Access. The testing ensures that Flexion can design solutions for this important, often vulnerable, group.

Navigating Cognitive Load: Lessons from Flexion’s Enterprise Software Teams 1501 751 Flexion

Navigating Cognitive Load: Lessons from Flexion’s Enterprise Software Teams

Discover how to manage and reduce cognitive load in complex projects, using visual aids, task segmentation, & collaborative coding.

Flexion Achieves AWS Advanced Tier Partner Status within the AWS Partner Network 1501 751 Flexion

Flexion Achieves AWS Advanced Tier Partner Status within the AWS Partner Network

Flexion is proud to announce its achievement of (AWS) Advanced Tier Partner status in the AWS Partner Network (APN). This prestigious recognition highlights Flexion’s growing expertise, technical proficiency, and ongoing…

5 ways MegaLinter upped our DevSecOps game 1501 751 Flexion

5 ways MegaLinter upped our DevSecOps game

Learn how MegaLinter helps our teams enhance security, uncover hidden credentials, update dependencies, tackle technical debt, and empower developers to raise the bar.

5 ways to love a complainer 1501 751 Flexion

5 ways to love a complainer

Transform your approach to complainers in the workplace with actionable strategies and self-reflection. Learn to listen without judgment, check biases, and communicate effectively, fostering a culture of understanding and collaboration.

Flexion wins contract to support CFPB in evaluating financial education content 1500 750 Flexion

Flexion wins contract to support CFPB in evaluating financial education content

Latest Flexion win partners Flexion with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Financial Education to evaluate, evolve financial education digital content and products.

Flexion awarded contract to revolutionize Head Start’s Data Management System 1501 751 Flexion

Flexion awarded contract to revolutionize Head Start’s Data Management System

Flexion is proud to announce that it has secured a significant contract to operate, maintain, and enhance the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) for the Office of Head Start (OHS).

Flexion joins AWS Public Sector Partner Program, enhancing commitment to public sector software projects 1500 750 Flexion

Flexion joins AWS Public Sector Partner Program, enhancing commitment to public sector software projects

Flexion has been accepted into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Partner program. This milestone underscores Flexion’s dedication to providing innovative solutions and exceptional services to government agencies and organizations.

Why I love a complainer (and you should, too) 1501 751 Flexion

Why I love a complainer (and you should, too)

Discover the transformative power of listening to ‘squeaky wheels.’ Communication theory teaches us how dissenting voices can be invaluable problem solvers and catalysts for positive change.

Empowering apprentices to innovate through collaboration 1200 627 Flexion

Empowering apprentices to innovate through collaboration

In Flexion’s FlexUp program, participants gain new skills and employment opportunities in a challenging career, while Flexion gains the opportunity to build future technologists and deliver more impactful work products to our clients.

Navigating Flexion’s trailblazing apprenticeship program 1200 627 Flexion

Navigating Flexion’s trailblazing apprenticeship program

With a thorough selection process, immersive training, and thoughtful mentorship, Flexion nurtures diverse talent and supports a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the FlexUp program.

Investing in diverse thinkers and problem-solvers 1200 627 Flexion

Investing in diverse thinkers and problem-solvers

As a recognized leader in agile software development, Flexion’s clients rely on the company’s seasoned engineers and technical expertise to deliver high-quality work. However, company leadership recognized an opportunity to give back to the industry and gain diverse thinkers and problem-solvers through our FlexUp apprenticeship program.

3 qualities of an effective scrum master 1501 751 Flexion

3 qualities of an effective scrum master

A good scrum master enables teams to adopt an approach that empowers collaboration on complex projects, adapt to changing requirements and continuously deliver user value…but when you add dealing with people to the equation, things can get tricky.

5 ways to cultivate fairness and equity in AI solutions 1501 751 Flexion

5 ways to cultivate fairness and equity in AI solutions

The ever-evolving domain of artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize the healthcare, business, and governance sectors. To guarantee that past inequities do not persist into the future, we must ensure that AI’s advantages are accessible to all.

How to prepare for an AI future 1501 751 Flexion

How to prepare for an AI future

By incorporating Large Language Model (LLM) solutions, organizations can harness vast pools of information, optimize strategies, and foster unparalleled growth opportunities in the competitive market. Streamlining business processes and incorporating LLMs into products under development are two ways to do this.

5 ways to lead with empathy 1501 751 Flexion

5 ways to lead with empathy

Leading with empathy provides opportunities for people to work through issues and conflicts in positive ways, encouraging them to stick around because they have found a safe place to change and grow.

Expanding horizons in government tech and healthcare with AI 1501 751 Flexion

Expanding horizons in government tech and healthcare with AI

In the ever-evolving landscape of government healthcare technology, using advanced tools and techniques is crucial for governments to provide efficient and effective healthcare services. As of September 2023, over 700 use cases were identified by agencies working on projects across 27 government departments.

Opportunities and ethical concerns in AI 1501 751 Flexion

Opportunities and ethical concerns in AI

The power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of civilization. Even in the tech field, not everyone is up to date on their basic knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This short guide offers a big-picture view of the AI movement and how it is revolutionizing our way of doing business and living on this planet.

4 ways to create an effective teaming partnership 1501 751 Flexion

4 ways to create an effective teaming partnership

Part 2 of this series on teaming partnerships offers valuable insights on how to create effective teaming partnerships. Discover the crucial step of aligning values with potential partners, illustrated by Flexion’s high standards. And learn about the importance of clear contractual expectations for seamless collaborations.

5 great reasons to team with other companies 1501 751 Flexion

5 great reasons to team with other companies

With a constant flow of projects coming your way, partnering with other companies can help you get the job done. At Flexion, forming teams with outside partners is a smart business move that can create a win-win situation for everyone involved.

The benefits of using Amazon EMR Serverless 1501 751 Flexion

The benefits of using Amazon EMR Serverless

In the land of big data, EMR (Elastic MapReduce) Serverless, a recent addition to EMR family, has the ability to process and analyze large datasets with increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness, simplicity–and more. Use the information in this article, including an exploration of the benefits of EMR Serverless over EMR Cluster to help you decide if a move to EMR Serverless is right for you.

Flexion wins MCADS contract to modernize CMS Claims Handling System 1501 751 Flexion

Flexion wins MCADS contract to modernize CMS Claims Handling System

Flexion has won the Modern Claim Adjudication Development Services (MCADS) contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Flexion will help modernize the CMS claims processing system to accommodate the acceptance, adjudication, and payment of dental claims under qualifying covered medical services.

Flexion achieves Select Tier Status within the AWS Partner Network 1500 750 Flexion

Flexion achieves Select Tier Status within the AWS Partner Network

Flexion achieves AWS Select Tier Partner status within AWS Partner Network (APN). AWS Select Tier Services Partners are organizations recognized for proven technical expertise and demonstrated customer experience.

9 collaborative strategies to improve optionality 1501 751 Flexion

9 collaborative strategies to improve optionality

The primary goal of collaboration at Flexion is to generate and evaluate diverse options that create the best outcomes for our clients. This optionality allows Flexion to deliver effective solutions that can evolve.

Seven-point checklist: Do you walk your corporate talk? 1501 751 Flexion

Seven-point checklist: Do you walk your corporate talk?

Many companies have principles that describe how they aspire to work. But for these principles to be consequential, employees must engage with them.

Origin stories: Flexion Fundamental 2. Separate the what from the how 1501 751 Flexion

Origin stories: Flexion Fundamental 2. Separate the what from the how

By separating the what from the how, we remove the constraints that limit options during any project (and beyond). This Flexion Fundamental lays the groundwork for options to emerge….

Origin stories: Flexion Fundamental 1. Embrace diversity 1502 749 Flexion

Origin stories: Flexion Fundamental 1. Embrace diversity

To be successful as agile developers, we must incorporate diverse thinking into all we do. Placing this fundamental in the number one position helps establish a baseline attitude we can apply to the rest of the fundamentals…

Origin stories: behind the Flexion Fundamentals 1502 749 Flexion

Origin stories: behind the Flexion Fundamentals

At Flexion, we are committed to delivering excellence daily to every client. Our high-quality standards and commitment to Agile methodology, with its inherent expectation that continuous improvement occurs from one sprint to the next, demand nothing less.

Meaningful work fuels Flexioneers 1202 631 Flexion

Meaningful work fuels Flexioneers

For Andrew Yochum, having a job that improves the lives of others is essential. He found this kind of work as a Senior Advisor of Software Engineering at Flexion, where he leads civic tech project teams of Data, DevOps, Data Science, and Full Stack Engineers.

Separating user habits from user needs 1700 1100 Flexion

Separating user habits from user needs

When modernizing a legacy system, it’s easy to recreate what exists and make it just a little better. This can be an especially dangerous trap when users equate what they think they need with what they already have.

Setting your product owner up for success 1196 627 Flexion

Setting your product owner up for success

You’re all geared up to kick off development of your new project. You’ve hired the team, set goals, and even chosen the perfect product owner (PO). You want the team…

The art of breaking up: when two teams are better than one 1200 627 Flexion

The art of breaking up: when two teams are better than one

There are no hard and fast rules about how large an agile team should be. But there are plenty of opinions! Once you cross the mythical line and have 10…

Better tech, lower costs 1196 627 Flexion

Better tech, lower costs

Thinking of moving to a cloud-based solution, but dreading the cost? Sometimes you actually save money — lots of it. Flexion has been creating cloud-based solutions since, well, there were…

Shall we play a game? BOD-20-01 and how to build a vulnerability disclosure program 1200 627 Flexion

Shall we play a game? BOD-20-01 and how to build a vulnerability disclosure program

As early as the 1980s, movies like WarGames first popularized a now commonplace idea: poking around networked computer systems without permission, even with the best of intentions, is not a game.

8 traits of a great product owner 1196 627 Flexion

8 traits of a great product owner

You’ve been waiting years for this! You finally get to replace that old application or system with a new, modern, and (hopefully) better one. You’ve made your business case. You’ve…

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