Life In Software Engineering, Careers in Tech, Leadership, Engineering Culture.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis entry is part 8 of 8 in the series principlesIntelligence is not enough A high IQ does not automatically translate to good ideas. It helps, but it’s not sufficient. Smart people generate large volumes of ideas; some are good, but most are terrible. Successful people do not rely only…
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis entry is part 4 of 8 in the series principles Let’s play make-believe. You are in a meeting with several people; each of them is an expert in different facets of the topic. The discussion is strategically important, stakes are high, but you realize that some aspects of what…
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Reading Time: 5 minutesPassion is what drives engineers People land in the software engineering world for many reasons. Passion for technology is almost always on that list. Technology changes constantly, and coders have to learn new languages, frameworks, libraries, tools, and methodologies, consistently throughout their careers. The energy that pushed engineers to learn throughout…
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis entry is part 6 of 8 in the series principlesIn the tech world, it is hard work to craft strategies. We rarely have all the needed information; we don’t know what will happen in the future, and everything changes all the time. Despite the difficulty, we need to decide…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis entry is part 3 of 8 in the series principlesOur lives are full of facts that we have to presume true. If we tried to verify every single truth, we would end up paralyzed, constantly checking and re-checking everything, like a mental patient with a debilitating case of OCD….
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Reading Time: 5 minutesThis entry is part 2 of 8 in the series principlesImagine the following situation Three friends are thirsty. They decide to drink some water from a nearby fountain. The first friend scoops water using his hands. He starts drinking without delays and is done before the others have started. However,…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis entry is part 1 of 8 in the series principlesAnyone who has worked with me knows that I abide by a few fundamental principles that I often apply to various situations and problems. Several of them have served me well for a long time. They come to mind in situations…
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