A new partnership with Ruby Central, RailsConf talks, Diminished Reality, and more: Your July roundup from Shopify Engineering

Hello from Shopify Engineering!

This month we’re talking open source (when aren't we talking open source?) in Mike’s blog post where we announced Ruby Shield, a partnership between Ruby Central and Shopify that underscores our shared commitment to security work. On the data front, Eric and Diego break down how we took a data-centric approach to machine learning while building Shopify Inbox. Speaking of machine learning, you don’t want to miss the “Space Eraser” demo Russ shared on Twitter. We also have Development Manager Sadhana sharing her insights on how she built trust with her new team in a remote environment. 

I’d also like to add a special shout out to Ranko Cupovic, who graciously accepted my apology for erroneously typing his name as “Randy” in last month’s newsletter. Again—Ranko’s post on ShopifyQL is awesome and you should definitely read it if you haven’t already. Learn from my mistake by remembering to give your eyes a break from the laptop screen once in a while!

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Shopify and Open Source: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

By Mike Dalessio

Shopify is built on a foundation of open source software, and we want to ensure that that foundation continues to thrive for years to come and that it continues to scale to meet our requirements. Read all about how and why we’re contributing back to the community.  

Data-Centric Machine Learning: Building Shopify Inbox’s Message Classification Model

By Eric Fung and Diego Castañeda

Eric and Diego share the journey of building a message classification model for Shopify Inbox by applying a newly popular approach to machine learning—the data-centric approach.  From defining the classification taxonomy to carefully training annotators on labeling, they dive into how a data-centric approach, coupled with a state-of-the-art pretrained model, led to a very accurate prediction service we are now running in production. 

How to Build Trust as a New Manager in a Fully Remote Team

By Sadhana Gopal, Development Manager

When Sadhana joined Shopify in September of 2021, she quickly realized that her experience building trust with her new team in a digital-first culture would look very different than in her previous years of experience. She channeled the lessons she learned into a 30, 60, and 90 day plan that any new manager can use to seamlessly integrate with a new team in a remote environment. 

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