Published inGeek Culture·Feb 15Member-onlyHow to Weather the Storm of Tech Layoffs by Managing to ScaleYour company has had layoffs and you are still there… Now what? — The tech industry has swiftly swung from where they could not find enough people to hire a mere 9 months ago, to a surge of layoffs. The golden years have lasted long enough that there are people who are well into their careers and never experienced large layoffs. For those…Management And Leadership6 min readManagement And Leadership6 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Apr 2, 2022Member-onlyAre you using Coding Interviews for Senior Software Developers?Please Don’t… What you should be doing instead. — The market for hiring tech workers, especially Software Engineering, is extremely tight right now. Current estimates of the unemployment rates for tech workers are about 1.7%. It is a good time to talk about interview practices, in particular when hiring Senior Engineers. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Oct 1, 2020Member-onlyImposter Syndrome: How to overcome it during Code ReviewsThe articles in this series about being an effective code reviewer have be leading to this final article on imposter syndrome. Sending your code for review or reviewing the code of a colleague can be intimidating and stress inducing. Often you feel as though, I am not qualified to do…Diversity And Inclusion4 min readDiversity And Inclusion4 min read
Oct 1, 2020Member-onlyInclusive and Productive Collaboration in Code ReviewsCode reviews can often be a source of stress and frustration and they should not be. From my original article that defined code review and their benefits: #1 rule: This is about sharing knowledge and improving, not to catch someone out or shame them. Code reviews are one of the…Diversity And Inclusion3 min readDiversity And Inclusion3 min read
Oct 1, 2020Member-onlyHow to Provide Effective Feedback based on Code Review TypeType of code reviews There are several types of code reviews and you may want to adjust your style depending on the type of review you are undertaking: Features Bug fixes Other: script to automate a recurring task, github template, … Features Features are more likely to come to you in a series of code…Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Published inThe Startup·Oct 1, 2020Member-only4 Rules of Thumb for Providing Effective Code Review FeedbackThe worst case scenario for a peer code review is when each developer thinks the other will look at the code closely. This happens in real life, more often than you would think. How do you go about ensuring this does not occur? …Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Sep 28, 2020Member-onlyWhat is a code review? and Why should they be a part of your process?A code review is a standard practice in the software development life cycle, where one or more people review the source code of another developer. The goal of the review can vary, but it is generally to increase the code quality and provide consistency to a code base. It is…Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
