I spoke to @KentBeck about remote engineering compensation, the journey toward constant deployment and the "devastated wasteland" that is Agile. Biggest takeaway? Compassion is a habit, not a quality. https://t.co/IpoNI9myzW
The best and most respected senior/staff/principal engineers I know share this:
1. Humble and approachable. People ask for their advice with zero fear.
2. Lots of experience, but instead of giving answers like “do this”, they’d often coach people to come to a solution themselves.
Bit of a rollercoaster week here at Monzo. Myself and some of my awesome colleagues on the mobile team are at risk of redundancy :( if anyone has or knows of any remote iOS engineering positions, please get in touch 🙏 RTs super appreciated 🙏
I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv
How is the tech interview process different for entry-level, senior and principal/staff positions? Having built a few hiring loops and chatting with a others who did the same, here are some patterns.
The people I've shared this with oftend had an "aha!" response. A thread (1/6)
@tomaszrykala A book that helped me understand how this bias works in practice is "The Culture Map" - it genuinely impacted the way I look at things now, highly recommended https://t.co/Ja8zTC0M9R
@tomaszrykala I agree that things are tending to get more polarised, but I wouldn't dismiss that it's a problem rooted in culture and different communication styles. You could think the same about "ok" being more or less positive according to the cultural roots of who is talking to you.
New blog post: Comment Only What the Code Cannot Say
Ten years on from 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know, I've revisited and republished my piece on commenting code.
https://t.co/O5bKrhDYRJ
This thread shows you that when you're talking about GraphQL, most peoples opinion is *crazy* ill informed. Lets break it down, and then I'm going to bed! https://t.co/hYG9k9gmjQ
I am the god damn plague/Renaissance police and I will be issuing citations anytime I see these takes on the TL. No. Absolutely not. I rebuke all of this.
I promised I was going to write something about #EventStorming in forced remote mode. The outcome is two articles (sorry), here the links: https://t.co/jzaNcWT3xC and https://t.co/ySyJOg9Ixn
@jsherwani@screenhero@SlackHQ@use_screen I have been waiting for this to happen for so long! Screenhero was hands down the best tool for remote pairing I have ever used in my life. 👏
I co-founded @Screenhero, which was acquired by @SlackHQ. Today, my new product @Use_Screen is in launching in public beta. If you need a way to WFH like you’re in the same room, check out Screen today: https://t.co/rChGWOzNcC
Keep busy for 30min and put your concerns to good use by helping psychologists (incl my very own dad!) better understand how we relate to uncertainty https://t.co/CoQC0edvUz