This post is abstract and meta. “Tech philosophy” groups it with any future posts about mindset rather than syntax.
The Psychology of Code Reviews: Giving and Receiving Feedback Code reviews are not about code. They are about people. I know this sounds wrong. Code reviews look at code. They comment on code. They approve or reject code. Everything about them seems to be about code. But after hundreds of code reviews, on both sides … Read more
The Art of Explaining Technical Concepts to Non-Tech People I have watched brilliant engineers fail at this. I have been that brilliant engineer. Standing in front of a room, explaining something that makes perfect sense to me, watching eyes glaze over, watching people nod without understanding, watching the gap between us grow wider with every … Read more
How to Fall in Love with the Process, Not the Result I used to measure my days by what I finished. Did I ship the feature? Did I fix the bug? Did I complete the task? Did I get the result I wanted? If the answer was yes, I felt good. If the answer was … Read more
The Danger of Becoming Comfortable with Your Tools I have a confession to make. For about two years, I stopped learning. Not completely. I still read things. I still went through the motions. But the real learning, the kind that changes how you think, that stopped. I did not notice it happening. It was gradual. … Read more