Posts tagged with Engineering
Warnings as Errors in Production Environments
I listen to Accidental Tech Podcast[1], and in episode 54, there was a hearty discussion on whether enabling warnings as errors in production – or in some cases, development – was a good idea. The context was around whether that kind…
Wisdom from Engineering Managers
As I continue figuring out the work to manage engineers, I've asked other, more experienced and better managers to give me whatever advice and commentary they have on a job that's both less discussed and less…
Picking Your Battles
Pick your battles. It's a simple and downright cliche piece of advice. At its heart it's about prioritizing conflicts, and looking to resolve only the most important, the most impactful ones. Frankly it's hard…
Refactor the World
Ever look at a piece of code and think, Hey, waitaminute, I've seen this before. It was cargo-culted from this module... And the way this class inherits from this other class, well, that doesn't make…
Engineering Visibility
Software engineering is a meritocracy; if it's not already true, at least it's a noble goal to aspire to, right? After all, to be truly judged on the sole merit of your technical ability and work…
The Growth Trajectory of a Front-End Engineer
I've been wrestling with this question for years: what does a successful, senior-to-staff-to-VP level front-end engineer look like? It's a question that I've found has different answers depends on…
