Reading List (my common references)
This post is list of articles, blogs and other resources that I commonly reference.
Recent Posts
Book Review - Leadership and Self Deception
This is a review of Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute.
Docker/OSX Quickstart (not grokking docker yet? start here)
Docker has only been around since 2013, but it seems like it’s all over my Twitter feed and RSS reader. I’ve gone trough the “Hello world” example in the pas...
Lessons Learned at My Most Recent Job
Today is my first day of “unemployment” in the last 12 years. I’m switching jobs, soon to start at NerdWallet. This time, I decided to take a couple of weeks...
Introducing the Software Engineering Fireside Chat Podcast
I’m pleased to announce the first episodes of the Software Engineering Fireside Chat podcast are available for download. Along with my colleagues Scott Lobde...
Topics for One on Ones
I like to ask other managers what kind of questions they ask during their one on ones. Everyone has their own style, so I often get some interesting response...
Thoughts on Object Oriented Class Design
The problem with object-oriented languages is they’ve got all this implicit environment that they carry around with them. You wanted a banana but what you...
Creating a Budget and Sticking to It
The hardest part of doing anything is starting. If you’re someone who has delayed getting serious about retirement savings, or budgeting in general, I would ...
Sync dotfiles with GitHub
What are dotfiles?
My favorite coding interview question
Every software engineering interview I have ever participated in has involved a coding exercise. For one position, I would expect three two five separate cod...