Guest post

How to become a more effective engineer

The importance of soft skills, implicit hierarchies, getting to “small wins”, understanding promotion processes and more. A guest post from software…

Nov 5 •

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Cindy Sridharan

Software engineers training software engineers

What is it like to teach software engineers, full time? Reuven M. Lerner has done this for 15 years, and shares his hands-on learnings – including how…

Sep 24 •

Paying down tech debt

A guide for reducing tech debt effectively, and how to develop a mindset that welcomes the short-term benefits of eliminating it. A guest post by…

Sep 3 •

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What is Security Engineering? Part 2.

A broad overview of the ever-developing security engineering field; a domain that can feel intimidating to some software engineers. With Nielet D'Mello…

Apr 30 •

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What is Security Engineering? Part 1.

A deep dive into the ever-changing field of security engineering; a domain that can feel intimidating to some software engineers. With Nielet D'Mello…

Apr 16 •

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Thriving as a Founding Engineer: Lessons from the Trenches

Being a founding engineer at an early-stage startup is a vastly different, broader role than many people think. Lessons from “serial” early-stage and…

Mar 26 •

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The Past and Future of Modern Backend Practices

From monoliths to microservices and beyond with Joshua Burgin; tech industry veteran and one of Amazon’s first 100 employees

Nov 21, 2023 •

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Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey

The consulting firm came up with a methodology they claim can measure software developer productivity. But that measurement comes at a high price – and…

Aug 29, 2023 •

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Building a Simple Game

A technical deep dive into concepts involved in developing a fun game

Aug 22, 2023 •

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The Machine Learning Toolset

Commonly used machine learning (ML) tools, a day in the life of an ML engineer, and typical paths into the ML field.

Aug 8, 2023 •

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What is ML Engineering?

A broad overview of the field, how it compares to software engineering, its relationship to AI, and a deepdive into how an ML-powered app works.

Apr 25, 2023 •

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Becoming a Fractional CTO

What the role is and challenges that come with it, getting into fractional CTO roles, and lessons learned.

Jan 10, 2023 •

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