Wherein I use LEGO to talk about organizing your code for ease of use
September 5th, 2022

Some people like to organize code in files and folders and neat categories. Others love search. When they work together, that's the challenge.
September 1st, 2022

The quickest way to simplify a complex function with lots of logic is to turn it into data. A lesson from production
August 3rd, 2022

My favorite mistake to make when I'm in a hurry is to think that I _have to_ build new features the sloppiest way possible. Find the quick fix and move on. But that's not true.
July 19th, 2022

In 2015 a group of researchers asked 59 experienced engineers at Microsoft "What makes a great software engineer?". Here's what they found.
July 11th, 2022

Writing software is a playful process of exploration and discovery. Like a game of kick the can on a Sunday walk.
May 25th, 2022

Spaghetti code – unstructured Ravioli code – too structured Lasagna code – layered wrong Minestrone software – unclear domains
May 23rd, 2022

Do you review refactoring pull requests differently than you do others? An empirical study of OpenStack, an open source cloud platform, says that you do and finds 6 common criteria.
April 20th, 2022

When I first picked up Software Engineering at Google I thought it was another one of those FAANG books full of lessons that make no sense at human scale. I was surprised, lessons apply to teams as small as 5.
July 16th, 2021

Ok so I've been doing lots of research into the Software Engineer job market – Some highlights 👇
May 18th, 2021

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