Senior Mindset
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Getting that senior title is easy. Just stick around. Being a true senior takes a new way of thinking — these essays teach you how.
Senior Mindset articles
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How to ask for help
what makes a senior engineer stand out in an interview? No it's not the amount of side projects or their leetcoding speed. It's knowing how and when to ask for help.
Reader question: "When do you fix tech debt?"
Long time reader Phil asks when do you fix the tech debt you used to ship faster. Heroic efforts don't work. The real answer is "always" – a mindset of gardening.
Tech debt is a tool
If your house was on fire, would you mow the lawn first?