Why Management May Not Be Right For You
Should you switch from an IC to EM? I often talk to engineers who are interested in making the big jump to management and becoming engineering managers.
How to Build Trust Through Estimates
An important part of your work in software engineering is to provide estimates or level of effort to your stakeholders: your boss, your peers, and your customers. It can be a stressful part
Nurturing a System Mindset
What is a system mindset, and why is it important? We often talk about analyzing failures (or outcome), but we should instead focus on the decision process.
Leaders Should Speak Last
Let your team members go first. Give everyone a chance to share their opinion. Then, when everybody else had a chance to speak up, you — as a leader — should speak and share your opinion.
My Favorite Approach to Learning New Frameworks
My personal favorite approach to quickly and efficiently learn a new framework, library, or programming language. This is based on my own experience.