Insights on scheduling, productivity, and building open software

Slow CI is one of those things that grinds engineering team’s gears. Engineers wait longer for feedback, context-switching increases, and the temptation to batch changes grows, which only makes things worse. We spent a few weeks optimizing our GitHub Actions workflows and cut our PR checks from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. That’s an 83% reduction in wait time, achieved without sacrificing any test coverage or quality gates.

There wasn’t a single magic fix. We looked at where time was actually going and applied three principles: smart job dependencies, aggressive caching, and test sharding. Here’s what we learned.

Cal.com is the best software for small businesses that rely on client bookings, managing service-based workflows, coordinating team availability, and more.

An online booking system is a game-changer for businesses in 2026. It allows you to consolidate several business expenses, such as infrastructure and personnel, into one subscription cost. Additionally, your customers and clients get the autonomy to book an appointment or meeting without having to set up a call.

Learn about how Peer and team shipped a native app in under 3 weeks.

Hello, welcome to this month’s feature update! This month, we’ve focused on a few key areas to improve your experience:

Efficient physician scheduling is among the most important operational challenges of modern healthcare. Admin teams are required to accommodate on-call rotations, shift coverages, and especially last-minute changes. This is why physician scheduling software plays an important role in simplifying the healthcare workforce management process.

Looking for the best online booking software for small businesses? Spoiler alert: Cal.com blows the competition out of the water by being user-friendly yet power-packed.

As a medical practitioner, the manual labor can be overwhelming. Rather than helping patients, a majority of your job becomes: 

• Handling multiple phone lines

• Filling out appointment details

• Verifying appointment slots

Clinic scheduling software exists to make your life easier. In fact, it is one of the most crucial digital health trends in 2026.