Symphony insights, best reads, and news roundup

Symphony accepted into the Forbes technology council

We proudly announce that Symphony has been accepted into the Forbes Technology Council. As an accepted member of the Council, Muamer Cisija, Co-Founder and President of Symphony, will share his expert insights on distributed work, digital transformation, venture building, and bootstrapping in the form of original business articles on Forbes.com, as well as contribute to Q&A panels alongside other experts.

“Since its founding, Symphony went from augmenting the fastest-growing Silicon Valley startups with talented technologists to partnering with the world’s top organizations and Fortune 500 companies. On our expansion journey, we have kept that Silicon Valley culture, accelerating large enterprises with agility, product empathy, and expertise. I am looking forward to joining the Forbes Technology Council and sharing my experiences regarding distributed work, digital transformation, venture building, and bootstrapping.” - said Muamer Cisija.

Symphony is opening a new office in Banja Luka

Here at Symphony, we base every decision not only on the viability or profitability but on the impact it will have on the community. Our primary goal was and always will be empowering our communities through bringing the best projects, securing world-class working conditions, and giving back to the community. Besides, we want to dedicate this office to our community members in Banja Luka and give kudos for their continued efforts to deepen our impact. Check out the full article here.

Symphony in numbers

Check out some of the best October reads

Technology and Know-how: Solidity and Typescript by Srdjan Debic, Solution Architect

Don't miss a chance to read a very insightful article by Srdjan Debic. In this first-in-series article, Srdjan shared excellent bits of advice on project configuration and setup using the latest packages and compilers available (to date).

Technology and Know-how: JPA Pitfalls: Eager/Lazy Fetching by Bojan Stipic, Software Engineer

Bojan Stipić  shared yet another fantastic article in a JPA pitfalls series, this time on the topic of Eager/Lazy Fetching. After getting to the bottom of relationship mapping in the previous blog, Bojan discusses different JPA fetching types, their pros and cons, and which one you should prefer.

Technology and Know-how: Eliciting, estimating, and prioritizing an epic backlog to deliver value by Borjan Peterski, Service Delivery Manager

Check out the second-in-series read by Borjan P. , on eliciting, estimating, and prioritizing an epic backlog to deliver value. Borjan shared his perspective on how to prioritize work for a new product release. For the previous blog, click here.