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6 articles from September 2021 · show all
There's two types of engineers
Do you solve problems or execute tasks?
Stop SHOUTING = 'shouting'
A hill I will die on 👉 global CONSTANT = 'constant' are bad
How to rewrite your app while growing to a $100,000,000 series B
When you're in a company desperately trying to meet demand, *ship*. You'll have money, time, and professionals to fix code later. Even if you start with jQuery.
Being a senior/junior engineer in 2021 – podcast
Last week I went on the PodRocket podcast to talk about engineering careers, serverless handbook, and the current job market.
A great engineer knows their tools
Earlier in my career when I thought I was god's gift to engineering but wasn't, I failed one of those stupid interview questions that "have nothing to do with the work". It was a great question.
Anything's a sorting problem if you squint hard enough
What's the most algorithmically fun code you've written recently? 🤔 Here's mine: A dataviz using a grid of triangles that fits into the client's logo.