The Coding Diaries

How to Treat Your Software Engineering Job Like a Video Game

13 Times Software Engineers Don’t Code (And What They Do Instead)

1. Lie awake thinking about a bug

Your Meeting Needs a Google Doc

A little while ago, an engineer scheduled an early morning meeting on my calendar.

[Comic] The Internal Monologue of a Struggling Software Engineer

The Front-End Engineer Study Guide That Helped Me Get 4 Offers in 2022

30+ Twitter Acquisition Moments I Hope to See in the Inevitable TV Show

I hope that some of these…

Why Experienced Programmers Fail Coding Interviews

A friend of mine recently joined a FAANG company as an engineering manager, and found themselves in the position of recruiting for engineering candidates.

We caught up.

[Front-End Interview Practice] [JavaScript] How do I promisify a function?

The task

Write a function that takes in a function and returns a promise.

The solution

[Front-End Interview Question] What is the difference between debounce and throttle?

What is debounce?

Debounce limits the rate at which a function gets invoked. It is typically implemented against button clicks, key strokes on a…