The best analogy I’ve heard for startups is that they’re like looking for gold. Not because of the adventure, or the camaraderie, or the riches awaiting you on the other end. But because a gold-seeking expedition has two very different phases: first, you look for gold; then, you

Growing and mentoring junior engineers is a high leverage activity for Technical leaders. Some engineers think that this is the sole responsibility of your

A critical look at the problems I've faced with procrastination, analysis paralysis, and side projects as a developer who loves building

Working in the same field for several years is hard, and I still need to learn what burnout is. It’s more than just a lack of desire to do…

Working in a startup environment for almost a decade has given me privileged access to a fast-paced culture of innovation, exploration, and a fail-fast approach. I followed the standard progression ladder: intern, junior, mid, senior, and eventually ...

Overview of software development evolution, with future insights and suggestions for Engineering Managers and Engineers

In less than a week, I am taking a group of "soon to be" CodeCrew Code School graduates to BitCON in Nashville, TN. While I am excited that this will be an exhilarating, educational, and transformative experience, it hit hard this morning that it will be their first time at a Tech Conference. For aspiring junior software engineers, these events are crucial platforms to network, learn, and jumpstart their careers. However, navigating the hustle and bustle of a tech conference can be overwhelming

Tips from a marketing expert on how to sell yourself as a graphic designer.

The “silent majority” was used by President Richard Nixon during his presidency and his campaign. In this usage, it referred to those Americans who did

Shirley Wu - React Rally 2023 This is a story about identity, burnout, finding courage, rekindling a dream, and settling into the discomfort of not knowing what comes next.

Programming lessons I’ve learnt over the last 7 years.

Research from Google and others sheds light on the easiest path to cutting cycle time.

Site Reliability Engineering, incident management, learning, lessons learned, SRE

Instead of niching yourself into a prison, find the questions that bring you alive, and live them.

Read inspiring interviews with successful self-taught developers and bootcamp grads. Find your Junior Software Engineer job with our job board.

I remember back when being on one of those gigantic, long-lived software projects when I was a wee programmer. Professional project managers had laid out the entire thing before we started coding. Enlightened professional project managers—they only assumed 4.2 hours of coding per programmer per day.

A quote from NVIDIA’s Huang in a recent interview: You want to position yourself near opportunities. You don’t have to be that perfect. You want to position yourself near the tree. Even if you don’t catch the apple before it hits the ground, so long as you’re the first one to pick it up. You want to position yourself close to the opportunities. That’s kind of a lot of my work, is positioning the company near opportunities, and the company having the skills to monetize each one of the steps alo

I’ve seen so many senior engineers struggle with these skills during technical interviews related to system design, whiteboarding and practical coding. Master these to standout!

When your boss loves you, you have options. Here's how to help your manager get what they need, so you get what you want.

During the boom times, I launched a start-up so I could become rich. Years later, I’m still looking for my exit.

Shopify’s director of production engineering explains how reading broadly helps him get to the bottom of things

A mental model for deciding which startup ideas to pursue, and how to pursue them.

The consulting giant kicked a hornet’s nest when it launched a framework to measure software developer productivity. Here’s what engineers think they got wrong.

The six types of developers, categorized by their ideal workday.

There I was, standing in the middle of a buzzing tech event that our company organized, feeling like a fish out of water. The room was filled with

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…