Life at GO

  Every software developer, at some point or another, questioned the relevance of Unit Testing and googled "Why should I write unit tests for my application?", "What should my unit tests cover in terms of features?", or "How can I write proper unit tests?". Here at GO, we had the same questions when we wanted to take unit testing to a higher level and I will be taking you through our journey and how we answered these questions. Sit comfortably, take a cup of coffee or tea and let's go! Introduction The term "Unit Testing" is far from being a new terminology in the development industry. Records dating back to the 1950s show that the concepts behind unit testing were already being used, which is quite astounding. Whilst I would be very excited to start this discussion from the first concepts, I want to avoid boring you with too much detail of fundamental theories and proceed directly into answering some common questions. Even if you don't h

2020 was the year that everything shifted – it significantly changed the way people worked and also the way they learnt and developed. Nowadays, learning experiences can take place anywhere, half a day seminars have been replaced with bite sized content that one can access online. Company training functions need to constantly adapt their strategies to be a key enabler of this digital transformation.  GO’s purpose is to drive a digital Malta where no one is left behind. This means that the people development function will need to play a pivotal role in continuously building leading edge digital skills in order to enable a purpose and values led culture, attract and retain top talent and ultimately achieve organisational growth. This is when the idea of the GO Academy came to life and when the inspiring journey began. Our vision for the GO Academy was to act as a key driver of change, in particular embedding the required skills, mind-set and behaviours to continue to build strategic capa

  Today is World Autism Awareness Day and it’s a day close to our hearts since our extended One GO Team includes individuals who are on the autism spectrum. We would like to take a moment to celebrate these people and those who love and support them, some of whom are our colleagues. We decided to interview a few working parents who are doing a pretty damn good job in succeeding both in work and in life, growing in their career, remaining supportive to the needs of their department and colleagues and always attentive to the needs of their families. They are an inspiration to us and therefore we wanted to take the occasion to raise awareness, increase understanding and acceptance, foster support and inspire a kinder, more inclusive world, through their experiences.   Two of our colleagues are sharing their experiences being parents of children with autism and shine a light on their journey to parenthood, GO’s family friendly measures, work-life balance and the ways they and their famili