It’s not Impostor Syndrome
If you’re a Junior Engineer and you feel overwhelmed from time to time, I have good news: You don’t have Impostor Syndrome.
Five skills every junior engineer needs to succeed
In my conversations with junior engineers, especially during my live streams, a question that comes up a lot in different variations is: “What skills do I have to have to be successful?” I thought I’d summarize my recommendations in this article. Analysing problems The first skill any junior engineer needs is problem-solving. As a software…
80-hour weeks don’t make a great engineer. They’ll break a great engineer.
I’m not exaggerating when I say I was shocked by a question about working hours that I got during a recent office hour live stream. “So I heard from a developer that he would code and learn for like 80 hours a week when he started in order to be come an amazing engineer. I…
Where is all the exciting technology?
This article is about boring technology. And as an exception, I don’t mean “boring” in the sense of established and reliable technology that I recommend you use instead of chasing the latest hype. No, I mean that technology in general has become boring for the most part. In his article “Plateauing technology and boring computing“,…
Opsitive community update August 2022
My new strategy for the Opsitive community platform.
