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5 Computer Science Papers That Changed How I Write Code
5 Computer Science Papers That Changed How I Write Code
From accidental complexity to Conway’s Law, here are the five papers and crucial concepts that influenced the way I think about…
Meriam Kharbat
Sep 10, 2020
Let Your Team Complain to You!
Let Your Team Complain to You!
It demonstrates trust, gives you opportunity to grow as a leader, and can even improve team performance.
Meriam Kharbat
Aug 27, 2020
#4 — The Tech Lead
#4 — The Tech Lead
The Tech Lead is a weekly newsletter on software, product & leadership. Featuring hand-picked articles for senior developers, tech leads…
Meriam Kharbat
Jun 7, 2020
How Often Are You Fixing Complex Merge Conflicts?
How Often Are You Fixing Complex Merge Conflicts?
It could be a symptom of bad architecture, process, or coding style.
Meriam Kharbat
Jun 6, 2020
How to Deal With a Tech Lead Who Doesn’t Give You Enough Feedback
How to Deal With a Tech Lead Who Doesn’t Give You Enough Feedback
Ask for feedback and be specific about what types of feedback you expect. If that doesn’t work, experiment with self-evaluation and ask…
Meriam Kharbat
Jun 6, 2020
Launching The Tech Lead Newsletter
Launching The Tech Lead Newsletter
I read a lot of articles every week, that I usually share in private DMs or in Slack channels to my friends and colleagues. I thought it…
Meriam Kharbat
May 3, 2020
A Plea for Product Engineers
A Plea for Product Engineers
While good product owners have a natural ability to guide product vision, failing to communicate with engineers during the initial…
Meriam Kharbat
Apr 23, 2020
The Secrets of Leveling Up Junior Engineers
The Secrets of Leveling Up Junior Engineers
Give them time and space to familiarize themselves with the codebase, teach them where to look for answers and don’t fall prey to the…
Meriam Kharbat
Mar 15, 2020
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