The Software Life

How and Why I’m Improving My Developer Vocabulary

Since I've started actively trying to improve my developer vocabulary, I've seen benefits that extend beyond mentoring other developers.

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The Software Life • Jun 01

The typing got cheap. The judgment didn't. Knowing what good looks like and catching what the agent gets wrong is the developer's work now.

Workplace • May 24

Whiteboard interviews have a dreaded reputation, and don't always test for real competency. How can we make them more effective?

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Growing as Makers

It’s been fun to reflect on my 8 years here at Atomic and as a professional. What’s kept me around, though, isn’t the work but the people.

Growing as Makers

Too often, "opportunities" are just predatory pitches in disguise. What people are hungry for is real community.

Growing as Makers

One shared lesson I've learned from both software development and video games: don't leave all the small tasks until the very end.

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