Category: Software Engineer Career
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My career (so far), visualized again
Back in 2019, I did the first visualization of my career over in this other post. It’s been a few years, and I’ve been hankering to use Illustrator more, so I decided to update the visualization. I’m really happy with how it’s turned out. I’ll write more on the topic later, but just going to […]
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5 principles for managing and optimizing your software engineer career
The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. Whether you already have a blossoming career in tech or are trying to “break into the industry”, congratulations, and get ready! A career in tech is both rewarding and perilous. Here’s why.
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Coding as a hobby? For me, non-work coding is a regimen, like going to the gym
The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. tl;dr – Don’t feel pressured to treat coding as a hobby if you don’t actually find it fun and relaxing. If your goal is to get better at coding, just treat non-work coding as a regimen, like going to the gym.
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My career (so far), visualized simply
When I decided to start working on my blog more, I also decided quite consciously to maintain a healthy ratio between personal and professional posts.
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Re: 25 years of coding, and I’m just beginning
An interesting article made the front page of HN the other day: 25 years of coding, and I’m just beginning by DeChamp. This article touches on a number of key topics that have affected me as well, so now is a perfect time to get my thoughts on these issues down on digital paper. Please […]
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One of my favorite things about working at Adobe was the small library
Note: This was migrated from my old Medium blog. I have decided to migrate from Medium to WordPress, and I’ll write about the reasons why soon, stay tuned. I worked at Adobe from 2002 to 2005. What I worked on is a topic for another time. But, one of my favorite things about working there […]
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On Courtesy
Note: This was migrated from my old Medium blog. I have decided to migrate from Medium to WordPress, and I’ll write about the reasons why soon, stay tuned. I fly a lot — nearly every weekend — for personal/family reasons. It’s expensive, tiring, and disruptive in many ways. There are small consolations, though. For example, when you fly enough, […]