July 2024
June 2024
- June 30, 2024 » The myth of compensation bands
- June 29, 2024 » Learning to let go of things
- June 28, 2024 » Good processes are light
- June 27, 2024 » You don’t have to be an A player
- June 26, 2024 » The next high paying jobs
- June 25, 2024 » The toxicity of asking for announcements
- June 24, 2024 » PIPs aren't primarily meant to fire you
- June 23, 2024 » Biases in recruiting
- June 22, 2024 » Golden tests are a hassle to maintain
- June 21, 2024 » Don't hide your struggles
- June 20, 2024 » First principles
- June 19, 2024 » You can't build instagram
- June 18, 2024 » The unhealthy grind
- June 17, 2024 » Don't worry about what you don't know
- June 16, 2024 » Leading by example
- June 15, 2024 » Refactorign code
- June 14, 2024 » A good coding interview is more than writing code
- June 13, 2024 » Executing large controversial ideas
- June 12, 2024 » Build simple stuff for normal people
- June 11, 2024 » The paradox of high income and financial
- June 10, 2024 » Getting credit
- June 9, 2024 » Interviewing people
- June 8, 2024 » The hidden and misunderstood work
- June 7, 2024 » The meaning behind numbers
- June 6, 2024 » Microsoft AI feature’s privacy fiasco
- June 5, 2024 » Learn to extrapolate
- June 4, 2024 » Google killing non successful products is the right move
- June 3, 2024 » Disagree and commit
- June 2, 2024 » Security is all about risk
- June 1, 2024 » Augmenting ids
May 2024
- May 31, 2024 » Blobs are your ennemy
- May 30, 2024 » Carve your own path
- May 29, 2024 » Take the time to think
- May 29, 2024 » Strive to be the (improving) median
- May 28, 2024 » About the jobs requirements
- May 27, 2024 » Automating tasks
- May 26, 2024 » Monitoring internal errors
- May 25, 2024 » Being asked to fix computers
- May 24, 2024 » Communication about risks
- May 23, 2024 » The paradox of remote jobs and offshoring jobs
- May 22, 2024 » The benefits of doing things well
- May 21, 2024 » Building monitoring
- May 20, 2024 » Regulations should look at potential harm of data rather than its semantics
- May 19, 2024 » Writing for fun
- May 18, 2024 » Get promoted before switching job
- May 17, 2024 » Training for code interviews
- May 16, 2024 » Pursuing greatness
- May 15, 2024 » Having strong opinions
- May 14, 2024 » TDD is not enough (or not for what matters the most)
- May 13, 2024 » No hero policy
- May 12, 2024 » Being privileged
- May 11, 2024 » Evaluating perks
- May 10, 2024 » How compensation works
- May 9, 2024 » Being thoughtful about your time
- May 8, 2024 » Look beyond tools and technologies
- May 7, 2024 » Fear of missing out?
- May 6, 2024 » Having senior peers is not what prevent you from getting promoted
- May 5, 2024 » The skills section shouldn’t be at the top of your resume
- May 4, 2024 » Google laying off its python team
- May 3, 2024 » You must learn to think in terms of components and APIs
- May 2, 2024 » What’s privacy infrastructure?
- May 1, 2024 » Consistency doesn’t have to be uniform
April 2024
- April 30, 2024 » Don’t blindly jump into what’s hot
- April 29, 2024 » Not sending emails outside business hours doesn’t improve work life balance
- April 28, 2024 » You shouldn’t always optimize for the global outcome
- April 27, 2024 » Prepare the non technical interviews
- April 26, 2024 » Consistency in large infrastructure
- April 25, 2024 » Don't just complain, fix the problem
- April 24, 2024 » Data suffers the most from software engineering technical debt
- April 23, 2024 » Backend engineers who look down on frontend engineers are wrong and short sighted
- April 22, 2024 » The struggle of drama free launches
- April 21, 2024 » Leadership escalations
- April 20, 2024 » Time seniority != Level seniority
- April 19, 2024 » Don’t underestimate going to college
- April 18, 2024 » You can’t just compare outcomes
- April 17, 2024 » Working abroad on a visa
- April 16, 2024 » Write tests
- April 15, 2024 » No jerks, no exceptions
- April 14, 2024 » You don't have to overthink too much as a junior engineer
- April 13, 2024 » Not all conflicts are unhealthy
- April 12, 2024 » Finding a good manager is the most important
- April 11, 2024 » Good leadership is flexible
- April 10, 2024 » You shouldn't use third party software
- April 9, 2024 » The properties matter more than the name
- April 8, 2024 » Work life balance isn’t just about hours
- April 7, 2024 » Aligning team priorities
- April 6, 2024 » Live for yourself
- April 5, 2024 » Laarn to say no
- April 4, 2024 » Joining FAANG and other top tier companies
- April 3, 2024 » You aren’t getting promoted when switching companies
- April 2, 2024 » Getting experience as a new grad
- April 1, 2024 » Unlimited PTO
March 2024
- March 31, 2024 » It's OK to leave
- March 30, 2024 » Choosing between academia and the industry
- March 29, 2024 » Don’t let the fear of breaking prod stop you
- March 28, 2024 » Appreciate other people’s work
- March 27, 2024 » Return to office
- March 26, 2024 » Searching outside your comfort zone
- March 25, 2024 » Use inclusive writing
- March 24, 2024 » Concerns around AI predictions
- March 23, 2024 » Market your work
- March 22, 2024 » Which technology should you learn?
- March 21, 2024 » Reading is not enough
- March 20, 2024 » Moving with vision
- March 19, 2024 » Growing and its cost on work life balance
- March 18, 2024 » Giving feedback
- March 17, 2024 » Anonymization of data is misleading
- March 16, 2024 » The reality and misconception of 10x engineers
- March 15, 2024 » Adapt to your environment
- March 14, 2024 » You don't need to know everything
- March 13, 2024 » Adjusting to American peers
- March 12, 2024 » Don’t assume incompetence
- March 11, 2024 » Don’t go into consulting as your first job
- March 10, 2024 » Run away from time representations (and timezones)
- March 9, 2024 » Look back to move forward
- March 8, 2024 » Happy International Women's Day!
- March 7, 2024 » Managing up
- March 6, 2024 » Staff your processes and get rid of them
- March 5, 2024 » AI will partially replace software engineers
- March 4, 2024 » Create shortcuts, learn tools and build muscle memory
- March 3, 2024 » Write code for people, not for you, not for machines.
- March 2, 2024 » Stay humble
- March 1, 2024 » Plan something for tomorrow
February 2024
- February 29, 2024 » Becoming a staff software engineer
- February 28, 2024 » Two weeks sprints are terrible, period
- February 27, 2024 » Inferred data should be regulated similarly as collected data
- February 26, 2024 » Multiple systems working
- February 25, 2024 » Be paranoid
- February 24, 2024 » Sharpen your writing skill
- February 23, 2024 » Attending company “fun” events
- February 22, 2024 » Introductin to privacy AI
- February 21, 2024 » The majority of the work is boring
- February 20, 2024 » Write small pull requests
- February 19, 2024 » Side projects are about the journey, not the results
- February 18, 2024 » Listening is an underrated skill
- February 17, 2024 » Don’t always cut corners
- February 16, 2024 » Coding interviews are fine and useful
- February 15, 2024 » Layoffs are killing innovation in companies (and eventually the companies themselves)
- February 14, 2024 » Don’t miss on your opportunities when being interviewed
- February 13, 2024 » Oncall rotations should be quiet
- February 12, 2024 » Becoming a manager is changing job, not getting a promotion
- February 11, 2024 » It’s OK to be rejected
- February 10, 2024 » AI isn’t the mirror of humanity
- February 9, 2024 » You should become proficient in vim or emacs
- February 8, 2024 » The CNIL fined Amazon
- February 7, 2024 » t’s OK to be rejected
- February 6, 2024 » You don’t have to choose between monolith and microservices architectures
- February 5, 2024 » AI should be regulated now
- February 4, 2024 » Alphageometry capabilities
- February 3, 2024 » You should be able to context switch with zero cost
- February 2, 2024 » You should be thoughtful when job hopping
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