Life In Software Engineering, Careers in Tech, Leadership, Engineering Culture.
Reading Time: 8 minutesA First Programming Job Requires Experience, But… How? A question that aspiring young developers ask me all the time is: How do I get the first programming job that I need to build the experience required by most programming jobs? It appears like a chicken and egg problem. You need…
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Reading Time: 6 minutesLife of a software engineer. It must have been more than 15 years ago. I was working as a developer for a company in Seattle. I spent my days writing code, designing technical solutions, leading projects, and interviewing job applicants for engineering positions. I loved my job. The interviewing part…
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Reading Time: 7 minutesSoftware development interviews don’t have to suck If there was a yearly contest to proclaim the industry with the most abusive interview process, software development would win every year. Interviewers ask candidates to jump through hoops to prove their worthiness. I have been in interviews with me on one side…
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Reading Time: 5 minutesMeetings are unpopular In development organizations, software engineers often question why they need to spend time in meetings and tracking their work. They label time spent not coding as “ritualistic overhead”, “agile bureaucracy” and a waste of time. This point of view is natural, as developers learn to write code…
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Reading Time: 4 minutesHiring great tech talent is the foundation for strong teams. The importance of fine-tuning the interview process and the quality of the interview loops should be of great concern for all hiring managers and organizations. Screening candidates is a very important aspect of any interview. In a world where a full technical…
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