Less Twitter, more building
Twitter can be a great tool for connecting with people but it also can ruin your productivity. I talk about my recent challenges with using Twitter.
ReadHow to approach tech interviews
I’ve wanted to write about this topic for a while and promised myself a couple of months ago that after landing a new job, I’d finally sit down one weekend and write down everything I know about tech interviews and how I prepare for them.
ReadFarewell Buffer
After four and a half years working at Buffer, I will be moving on to a new opportunity. Next month, I'm joining Netflix to work on developer productivity and tooling.
ReadMy alumni speech for RIT's CS graduation event
This year I was invited by RIT Computer Science department to give a speech as an alumnus. This was a great opportunity to reflect on how the school contributed to my personal and professional life.
ReadDoing one thing but doing it well
Now that I’ve decided to share more of my half-baked notes, it’s become much easier to write and publish new things. I feel less pressured because I can write about anything that’s in my head. I enjoy the note-sharing process because it’s more authentic and it connects me with readers.
ReadLearning how to learn as a programmer
Learning new things is exciting. However, knowing what to learn is hard, and the abundance of choices doesn’t help.
ReadWorking for someone vs. doing your own thing
I wanted to write about this subject for quite some time and only today decided to finally sit down with no distractions. I put my phone aside and tuned on Spotify’s “focus” playlist. I’ve finally collected my thoughts together. This is a topic that is very close to my heart. It feels like a brain bug that’s been bothering me and forcing me to ponder.
ReadBecoming a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
I’ve recently switched careers, from being a product engineer to a site reliability engineer (SRE). I’ve become Buffer’s first SRE this year and learned a lot from my experience. I want to share everything I’ve learned along the way, as well as the challenges I faced.
ReadWhy I am excited about Kubernetes
I believe Kubernetes is a lot more than software to manage containerized applications. In this blog post, I tried to share my thinking.
ReadThings you can do as a developer to make more money
In this blog post, I share the ideas that I think you can start exploring today to increase your income. All these ideas require substantial time investment in the beginning, but I think you can do them on the side while keeping your current job.
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