20 Oct 2020
The other day someone reached out to me with a question I get somewhat regularly, but I never really thought to write down my answer much. The question was, “How do you come up to speed quickly on new languages and technology?”
27 Aug 2020
You’re probably noticing my emails are a bit different. I’m trying out a new provider. Let me know what you think about the new experience!
28 Jul 2020
My favorite chef, Jacques Pepin, says that he judges a chef by what he does with eggs. That eggs are so simple in concept, but require precision to get right. He goes further to talk about the importance of technique, and that learning to perfectly hard boil an egg is where some people should start.
26 Nov 2019
Not too long ago, I was involved with a new team starting up. The team went through the training and sat at their desks, ready to work on their problem of replacing an existing system. They had a critical decision to make, what would their tech stack be?
20 Feb 2019
For developers today they have a lot of things to consider when applying for their first few jobs. Do they build a great portfolio? Do they invest in curating a great GitHub profile? Do they update their resume? Should they craft an ideal cover letter?
15 Feb 2019
Steve is new to software, they spend a lot of time reading documentation, writing code, commenting it out, and trying again.
