More than just catching bugs — What are Code Reviews? A Code Review is essentially what it sounds like: a review of code before it is approved/accepted into the codebase. The general flow goes like this; an engineer writes some code in order to fix a bug/address some item of work. The engineer sends out a Code Review/Pull Request, basically…

Have you ever found yourself struggling to come up with a solution to a problem, only to have the answer suddenly become clear after talking it over with a friend or family member? …

Crunching and burnout shouldn’t be the answer — Crunch refers to the period of time in which abnormal amounts of work are required, or expected, to be done in a short period of time. This period of crunch often occurs immediately before a major release/launch and usually lasts a couple of months. During crunch it can be normal…

Determining your target for investing — Intro to FIRE FIRE stands for Financial Independence / Retire Early and is a growing movement as people take control of their financial futures. It represents the concept of being free from the requirement to have a 9–5 job in order to earn money to survive. …

Powerful but simple — You may have seen interest rates on mortgages, loans, credit cards, investments and savings accounts expressed as either APR, APY or both. But what do they mean, and how do they differ? The key to understanding these is Compound Interest, so let’s start there… What is compound interest? Compound Interest refers to the accumulative…

An exploration of Tag metadata on Medium.com — Below is some interesting metadata about Tags on Medium, including a list of all Tags with “Top writers”. I’m just beginning to explore the insights within this data, but here is an initial summary. I plan to update this fully each month, and provide weekly incremental updates. Please let me…

Ensuring there is no single human point of failure — What is the Lottery Factor? The Lottery Factor, more often referred to as the Bus Factor, is a number that represents how many people being no longer available on a project would put that project in jeopardy. It is derived from the concept that if specific people on a project won the lottery and left…

Ensuring there is no single human point of failure — What is the Lottery Factor? The Lottery Factor, more often referred to as the Bus Factor, is a number that represents how many people being no longer available on a project would put that project in jeopardy. It is derived from the concept that if specific people on a project won the lottery and left…

About 35 minutes of content covering news, economics, and science — When I used to have a daily commute, I listened to NPR news and podcasts while driving and drinking coffee to start my day. …