Hope you are doing well these days. — TL;DR: If most of the messages you’re sending to candidates look something like this, you probably want to read the rest of the post: Hi X, what’s up? I’m Y from Company Z. I am not sure if you have heard of Company Z, but we have been yada yada…

It’s actually my data. Just saying. — I love Google; I use their products every day. Besides the search engine, I love Google Photos, I have an Android phone, and I use Gmail (RIP Inbox), Maps, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and many more. On the other hand, I’m an engineer, and I love building products, especially ones that…

You have been good to me. — The dear year of 2018 — You’ve gone by fast, maybe too fast. A moment before saying goodbye I wanted to thank you for the lessons you gave me. 1. Focus Starting from the most important lesson, the one that probably made this post being a list of only four items and…

Last month was my 30th birthday. I’m not an emotional guy that loves to celebrate his birthday, and I don’t think there is something unique in this day. For me, it’s just 10950 days since I was born, nothing special. Anyway, since many of my friends think (and most of…

Over the last ten years or so, I’ve made a habit of maintaining at least one side project at any given moment. Those side projects have served a couple of purposes: Learn new things: Trying out a new technology, a new field, or learning a new skill. Build something: It’s…

Or- how to grow as an Individual Contributor — In my previous post, I talked about the opportunities you have in technology companies as an individual contributor and what are the alternatives for advancements, other than being a manager. So let’s say I convinced you, and you want to check out this IC track. In this post, I want…

And that’s ok — When I started my journey in a startup, I was the first employee there, so I was the most junior developer in the company and also the most experienced one, I was in charge of my own on-boarding, I was the mentor and the mentee. …

As you know- I lately left my comfort zone, closed Android Studio and dived straight into a scary, rough sea called Web Development. An integral part of building web apps is working with CSS. …

In my previous post, I talked about a couple of things I notice after moving from my usual gig as an Android developer and doing some web development (especially React). As promised, after naming some things that Android can learn from the web development world, I will now focus on…