I started out editing somebody else's blog in high school and ended up doing enterprise architecture and fractional CTO work. The technologies changed the whole way through, and they turned out to be the part that mattered least. Here's what actually carried.
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Engineering Practice
Architecting a Feature Before Anyone Opens an Editor
A PM, an Engineer, and a Designer walk into a planning meeting and someone says, "We need this feature on iOS, Android, and the web." But that isn't the start to a joke...
Engineering Interviews
The Interview I Bombed (And What I'd Do Differently)
I spent an hour saying 'I don't know' on a digital whiteboard. Here's what went wrong and how I'd approach it now.
Engineering Interviews
"If You Were Building a New API, What Would You Write It In?"
The best answer to this question isn't a technology. It's a follow-up question. Here's why that matters and how to use it.
Engineering Leadership
Tech Debt Isn't the Enemy. Treating It Like an Obligation Is.
The question isn't whether to fix tech debt. It's whether fixing it right now will create more value than anything else you could do with those engineer-hours.
Engineering Leadership
The Real Cost of Skipping Architecture Reviews
Most teams skip architecture reviews because they feel slow. The cost of that decision compounds in ways that don't show up until it's too late to fix cheaply.