The Software Life 5 Tips to Accelerate Your Growth as a Junior Developer As a junior developer, you're in a field that’s constantly evolving, so give yourself a little grace. Here are 5 tips to help you thrive.
The Software Life Considering a Tech Conference? Do’s, Don’ts, and Notes Getting connected and learning from others is what innovation and development is all about! It's time you book your next tech conference.
Growing as Makers Tickets to Commits: What IT Work Taught Me About Writing Code Here are a few ways my experience working in IT has been a superpower as I’ve transitioned into software development.
Growing as Makers Build a System to Learn and Remember Technical Topics as a Developer Build a personal knowledge system combining Drafts, ChatGPT Study Mode, and Anki to capture, understand, and retain new technical insights.
Growing as Makers Switching Industries: How to Thrive Through Career Change Moving into the tech industry was a big change, but I've learned lessons that apply to anyone navigating a career change into a new space.
Growing as Makers Embrace Uncertainty: Tips for New Atoms Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to figure out a way to remain grounded throughout your journey of being new Atoms.
Growing as Makers People First: My Shift Toward More Meaningful Work Sometimes I wonder if a People Person belongs in tech. Turns out, I put the soft in software, and that's exactly the point.
Culture Coaching That Pushes Without Breaking High expectations for early-career employees only lead to growth when matched with meaningful support. That’s where coaching comes in.
Growing as Makers Giving Back Through FIRST Robotics: A Rewarding Experience for Tech Professionals Last year, I had the incredible opportunity to serve as a coding mentor for the Dexter FIRST Robotics FTC team (Team 16714- the Dreadbolts!).
Business Practices Why One-Click Job Applications Are Bad for Job Seekers Despite my best attempts to avoid the platform, I was recently sucked into LinkedIn and came across a post about one-click applications.
Growing as Makers From Overwhelmed to Organized: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crushing Your Learning Goals I have a list of things I want to read, listen to, and learn from. This year, I'm going to make a dent in my learning goals, and you can too.
Growing as Makers You Can Grow Your Developer Intuition We frequently talk about programming as logical and analytical. What does an intuition-centered development practice look like?
