# Three Ways We Share Context at Shopify Engineering

DevFeed: [Three Ways We Share Context at Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/three-ways-we-share-context-at-shopify-engineering-1574.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/sharing-developer-context>)

Author: Christopher Clunas

Published: 2021-05-13T16:30:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [handbook](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/handbook.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [podcasts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/podcasts.md>), [presentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/presentation.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify Engineering describes sharing developer context as a practice that supports growth and success across the company, teams, and individuals. The article introduces three channels: the in-house Development Handbook, the Dev Talks presentation program, and technical podcasts. It also traces the Development Handbook from a Google Doc created to consolidate scattered technical knowledge into an internal website covering Shopify's history, architecture, development philosophy, technology stack, production environment, and incident guidance.

## Source excerpt

To do your best work as a developer, you need context. A development community thrives when its members share context as a habit. That's why Shopify Engineering believes that sharing context is vital to our growth and success--as a company, as a team, and as individuals. Context is an abstract term, and we use it to refer to the why, what, and how of our development philosophies, approaches, and choices.