On Being A Senior Engineer
Really good (long) read about how to mature in the (software) engineering profession. Want to be a senior engineer someday? Try to foster engineering maturity now. Being able to write a Bloom Filter in...
View ArticleYou are not your code
But this process is how we move the shared infrastructure forward. In order to advance the state of the art, we have to be willing not only to try new ideas, but to retreat when those ideas prove...
View ArticleAs your aspiration rises so will your frustration….
As your aspiration rises so will your frustration. Embrace it. Testing yourself equals growth.
View Article1 year at a company that has the ability to challe…
1 year at a company that has the ability to challenge and grow you is easily worth more than 5 at one that doesn’t. Care about your career.
View ArticleHow to Run a Post-Mortem (With Humans, Not Robots)
Really good talk from @danmil on how to deal with failures. Let’s plan for a future where we’re all as stupid as we are today. Slides
View ArticleSeven signs of dysfunctional engineering teams
The biggest professional mistakes I ever made were the result of failing to see that my job was ultimately to serve other people. I was obsessed with building what I thought was great software, and...
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