# Jane Street's Iron Style of Software Development

DevFeed: [Jane Street's Iron Style of Software Development](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ironing-out-your-development-style-20183.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.janestreet.com/ironing-out-your-development-style/>)

Author: Yaron Minsky

Published: 2017-08-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jane Street](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jane-street.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [Release Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/release-management.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [release-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release-management.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes Jane Street's "Iron style" of software development, shaped by its code review and release management tools. The approach combines pervasive expect tests, small changes, and fast review turnaround, while emphasizing that effective development practices depend on technology, problems, and organizational culture.

## Source excerpt

People seem to enjoy talking about programming methodologies. They give them cute names, like eXtreme programming, Agile, and Scrum; run conferences and build communities around them; write books that describe how to use them in excruciating detail; and manifestos that lay out their philosophy.