Developer's checklists
Posted just now about writer’s checklists – so let’s post about the developer’s checklists here too! As a developer, I maintained a checklist of troubleshooting tips. I would have conversations like t...
Posts tagged with asking
When you ask for help, issue 7 of Beyond Writing Code
Understanding emotions as clues when asking for help, and the importance of emotional regulation.
Exactly how much more productive?
I’ve seen a few posts on social media with questions like: Why are we still trying to figure out exactly how much more productive developers are with GitHub Copilot when it is so cheap? Who cares? Jus...
Choosing a mentor (updated)
I’m happiest in a job when I’m learning from someone who knows more than I do. Last year \[this post is originally from August, 2023\], I started a new role on a team of engineers who all know boatloa...
Lessons from Uncle Sidney
Uncle Sidney was notorious. I think even he’d agree to that. He might indeed be someone’s uncle, but he isn’t my uncle or the uncle of anyone I know. He was the main instructor for one of the programm...
Why Everyone Else Knows More Than You Do, and What To Do About It
The developers you work with know stuff that you don’t, and you know stuff that they don’t. Obvious, right? So why does it seem like everyone else knows more, and you’ll never catch up? Why does it se...