Dec 24, 2018Holiday Guide: Explaining Your Tech JobWith family gatherings looming and festive decision trees decking the whiteboards of many a Q1 planning session, the holidays are here. With them comes quality time with relatives from all walks of life. If there’s one thing I’ve learned working as a software engineer, it’s that few of our extended…Technology7 min readTechnology7 min read
Jul 12, 2018Millennial EnglishI love the English language, And all the ways it is. It treats me like a princess, It cuts me like a shiv. It rambles and it ranges, It staggers to and fro. It adapts and changes, L-M-F-A-O.1 min read1 min read
Jun 7, 2017best of craigslist > relationships > platonicOriginally Posted: 2017–06–04 3:32pm apply to job ★ Woman seeks mate (“Mate” as-in fellow worker or joint occupant of a thing. You animal.) I am: Quite fetching. Budding software engineer with previous management experience. Dry sense of humor. Unusually heightened affinity for JIRA. Part of a highly accomplished team (someone has to bring down the average). Self-deprecating. Addicted to Google. Seeking…Tech1 min readTech1 min read
Jun 2, 2017Why Coding Bootcamp?Learning is hard work, but everything you learn is yours and will make subsequent learning easier. — Marjin Haverbeke Last week, I encouraged you to make an honest self-assessment of your comfort with the costs of programming bootcamps in Is Coding Bootcamp Right for You?. Now that’s out of the…Programming6 min readProgramming6 min read
May 25, 2017Is Coding Bootcamp Right for You?Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. …Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
