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AI coding agents can write code in seconds. Quality still depends on you. Mario Zderic, our CTO, put AI coding agents through their paces and shared 11 rules with the team that actually hold up. A few highlights: 1️⃣ Plan mode isn't optional. Make the agent show its plan before it touches your code. 2️⃣ Keep pull requests small. One subject per PR, or review quality falls apart. 3️⃣ AI makes it easy to write pages of documentation. That doesn't make it easier to read. 4️⃣ Speed without discipline just means more code to clean up later. Read on for the full list 👇

AI doesn't replace good thinking in discovery. But it does get us there faster. Before we write a single line of code, we spend a lot of time on research: learning the client's industry, mapping the market, reading user interviews, and spotting what the competition is doing. That work used to take weeks. AI has helped us cut that down to days. Swipe through to see where it actually makes a difference 👇

We're proud to announce the successful delivery of a new reservation system for Norfolk Southern, a major U.S. freight railroad company that provides rail transportation and related logistics services across a 22-state network. Founded in 1827, Norfolk Southern operates an extensive network across the eastern United States. In partnership, we set out to design and deliver a modern, best-in-class reservation system meeting world-class UI/UX standards, while navigating an aggressive delivery timeline. "The DECODE team were great partners. They rolled with high complexity and evolving requirements to deliver a product that met our needs - whether explicitly stated or not, and was well designed and performant." Yannik T., VP of Network Design & Optimization, Norfolk Southern What made this collaboration work was the willingness on both sides to push in the same direction. Staying agile at the scale Norfolk Southern operates is no small challenge, but that shared commitment made it possible. "You expect a certain rigidity from a company as established as Norfolk Southern. But that's not the experience we had with them. They were very receptive to trying new, agile ways of development." Mario Žderić, CTO, DECODE Beyond the software itself, both teams came away better for it. We worked alongside skilled Norfolk Southern engineers to strengthen their development processes, and working at that scale pushed our own team to grow, too. But what we're most proud of goes beyond the technical work: "I would strongly recommend DECODE to anyone looking for software development. From the outset, the engagement felt like a true partnership rather than a traditional vendor relationship." Chris Ingraham, AVP of Operations Infrastructure & Efficiency, Norfolk Southern A big thank you to everyone at DECODE who made this happen!

A designer's job isn't just about making things look good.   As Stella Kralj, one of our product designers, puts it, their biggest value is bringing clarity.   They need to figure out how to serve the user, support the business, and keep things manageable for developers, all at the same time.   Here's Stella's take 👇

If you haven't noticed, we extended applications to June 17. Why? Because we know you're eager to learn from our senior engineers and gain real knowledge by doing what we do best. Building software, but this time with a little help from AI.

The countdown is on. Only 8 spots are open for the Agentic Engineering Academy, where you'll learn by doing how modern development is actually done. The mentors: world-class engineers who've worked on projects by some of the largest companies in the tech industry. Don't miss your chance to apply. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUq9STnr

If you haven't seen it yet, we've extended the application deadline to June 17. Our senior engineer Matija Šelendić, better known as your future mentor, has said everything you need to know. Spots are limited. Apply now. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eUq9STnr

In case you missed it, our CTO Mario Žderić was on the panel at the 16th Engineering Management Meetup a couple of weeks ago. Take a peek at the atmosphere 👇

Thank you for the extremely kind words, Lewis! We always love when clients visit our office. It's exactly the kind of collaboration we enjoy: real conversations, in the same room, with the people living and breathing their product. Can't wait to see where we take PACT Technologies next!

In July, we're running a 4-week Agentic Engineering Academy in our Zagreb office. This isn't a prompting course. You'll learn to use AI across the full engineering workflow, from architecture to QA. Senior DECODE engineers who've shipped software for some of the world's largest companies will review your work, challenge your decisions, and tell you exactly what to fix. Only 8 spots available. If you're a final-year student or junior developer ready to ship real software with AI, this is for you. ‼️ Don't miss out, applications close June 12! ‼️