Posts tagged with Work
The Privilege of Meaningful Work
I've been listening to the Unprofessional podcast. The show's premise is simple: a pair of hosts bring on a rotation of guests and talk about all things not work. But as hard as they try, their…
Developer Ageism and the Escape into Management
Is the software development industry ageist? For some industries, this is not an unreasonable proposition. Professional athletes peak in their late 20s[1]; professional gamers (e.g., e-sport atheletes) peak even earlier, in their early 20s. If you were to…
Humanizing Teams
On an episode on the Accidental Tech Podcast about "Software Methodologies", it was enlightening to hear the conversation on waterfall versus agile development practices[1] from someone who really doesn't see the need to implement project…
The Difficulty of Hiring Non-Senior Developers
I've worked, so far, for: * A mid-sized financial software firm, * Two small startups * One multinational and global technology firm, and * One big startup The work aside, I always made myself willing and available for interviews and hiring discussions;…
What career advice should I give to my baby boy?
As Paul Graham has infamously noted, for programmers of my generation, there is a significant cohort of guys – and this set is unilaterally male – who were poking around on computers when we were young and impressionable. These were not quite…
Herding Software Engineers
I'm officially giving engineering management a shot. Common cynicism would cite the Peter Principle as relevant when an engineer decides to shift their role into the less technical. And it's true: I code a lot less,…
