Sandeep Acharya

travel, tech

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

I've been at @Google 12 years today.

Here are 10 lessons I've learned that may help others:

1️⃣ Embrace lifelong learning

Continuous learning is the heartbeat of a thriving career. Stay endlessly curious.

Write about what you learn - the process of explaining concepts to others will deepen your own understanding and uncover gaps in your knowledge. Have the humility to admit when you don't know something, and model a growth mindset for your team. Invest in your own growth, and inspire others to do the same.

2️⃣ Put users front and center

The best engineers are user-obsessed. Let customer needs guide every decision and prioritization.

Always start with user needs and work backwards to the right solutions. Seek to understand the real human problems your work solves.

3️⃣ Collaborate to amplify impact

No engineer is an island. The most impressive feats in our field are accomplished by teams, not individuals.

Shift from a "me" to a "we" mindset. Focus on collaborating, sharing knowledge, and uplifting those around you.

4️⃣ Just start. You can edit a bad page, not a blank one.

Don't let perfectionism paralyze you. Start by taking action, even if it's not flawless.

Get your minimum viable product out there. Then, focus on doing it right. Refine your approach, fix bugs, and optimize for quality. Finally, seek ways to do it better.

5️⃣ Master the art of influence

The most effective engineers are also skilled influencers. They build bridges and buy-in.

Identify key stakeholders, decision-makers, and influencers. Understand their priorities, motivations, and communication styles.

6️⃣ Think strategically

Understand what matters most to the business and your users. Focus on outcomes over just outputs.

Develop the ability to think strategically and connect the dots across projects, teams, and organizations. Anticipate downstream implications of decisions and architecture choices.

7️⃣ Focus on what you can control

Concentrate on what's within your sphere of influence.

You can't control everything, but you can always control your response. Zero in on actions you can actually take to move forward, no matter how small.

8️⃣ Communicate with clarity

The ability to distill complexity is a hallmark of great engineers.

Strive to communicate clearly in all you do. Tailor your communication style to your audience. Seek to listen and understand first, then to be understood.

9️⃣ Build bridges, not silos

The most impactful work happens at the intersections.

Seek to understand others' perspectives, needs, and constraints. Find ways to align and create win-win solutions for everyone.

🔟 Invest in your wellbeing

Sustainable high performance requires intentional renewal. Prioritize balance and resilience.

Set boundaries. Take breaks. Craft a life of meaning and joy beyond your identity as an engineer.

I hope these lessons help others. May we continue to learn, lead, and inspire, one step at a time.

~ Addy

[Balen Shah @ShahBalen]

हामीलाई प्रचण्डज्यूभन्दा प्रचण्डज्यूलाई प्रधानमन्त्री बनाउने सांसदहरु माथि शंका लाग्यो ।

दिल्लीको आदेश मान्ने सांसदको बहुमत रहेछ सरकारमा ।

भारतीय गुलामहरुले देश चलाउदैछ र म मात्र बिरोधमा ?
र, म मात्र अदालतको अवहेलनामा ?

सबैजना मरेका लाशहरु हुन् ?

[PHALANO @phalano]

२५ बर्षअघिको कार्टुन

[Sandeep Shrestha @sand_stha]

Building scalable, production ready applications is both art and science. Science, in that it requires knowledge of many topics in computer engineering. Art , in that it demands an eye for making smart design choices and piecing together the right technologies.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

How to live a life of happiness.

The Surfer Mentality:

[Santiago @svpino]

AI will not replace you. A person using AI will.

[trash @trashh_dev]

you’re welcome

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.

The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.

Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:

[monk @mechanical_monk]

is there some sort of a programming tutorial that isn't about writing code but about the concepts?

like db normalization, "mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive" interfaces, encapsulation, abstraction, DRY, etc

how to THINK like a programmer. how to model problem domains

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Ok, my brain hurts

[Sumudu Siriwardana @sumusiriwardana]

When life gives you bugs, make it a feature! 😉

[Balen Shah @ShahBalen]

चाहेको यत्ति हो कि जे जुन प्रयोजनका लागि बनेको छ, त्यहिरुपमा प्रयोग होस् । साथ दिएर सुधार गर्नुहुने सबैलाई धन्यवाद। यो अभियान सँधै रहनेछ । हामी पुन: अनुरोध गर्दछौँ, कृपया ! नियमको पालना गरिदिनुहोला । महानगर व्यवस्थित बनाउन सबैको योगदानको अनिवार्यता महसुस गरिदिनुहोला ।

[Sandeep Acharya @sacharya77]

@amritnepathya ‌इ‌‌‍‌न्टु मिन्टु

[Cassidy @cassidoo]

TIL you can type "cal" in your terminal to get a calendar with the current date highlighted, and you can add a year, like "cal 2022" to get the whole year's calendar!

Thanks @redrambles for showing me! 🤯

[Patel Meet @MeetPatelTech]

@elonmusk

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

Identifying the voltage level by number of insulator disks.

[Balen Shah @ShahBalen]

चुनाब चिन्ह " लौरो "
बुढा बुढी लाई टेकाउन मिल्ने,
भ्रस्टाचारी लाई सेकाउन मिल्ने l

[Evan You @evanyou]

Just use the syntax that fits the shape of your brain. Arguing your preferred syntax is superior is like arguing you have the better brain shape than others.

[Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji🇮🇳🚩 @bronz_O_Genius]

A simple yet effective way of explaining 👏