learning-rust
Learning Rust
I've written before about the advantages of being a polyglot programmer, but it's been a bit since I've really been excited about learning a new language. Rust has changed that recently.
Britton Broderick
Sharing experiences, practices, and learnings to improve the field. Experienced startup CTO, DevOps practitioner, and software engineer. Avid reader and audio book listener.
fundamentals
Don't Rush Your Current Work
At work it can often feel like you need to hurry up and crank out the current piece of work. And so you think, maybe I'll just cut corners a bit. I'll just skip writing those tests. Or I'll just skip refactoring the code
engineering-management
Reviewing Code Reviews
Reviewing your team's code review is an often under-leveraged tool you can reach for as an engineering manager in order to improve the efficacy of your teams' code reviews. (That and instituting a code review playbook, but I'm assuming you've done that.) Don&
fundamentals
The Shippocratic Oath
Do no harm, and move quickly!
fundamentals
Breaking Down a Piece of Work
When you have a large task to accomplish, how do you approach it? Do you start with data modeling? Do you start with diagramming communication between related services? How do you decide what to do first so the rest of it can be built on top of a foundation? One
curated-content
Curated Content: March 2021
A few pieces of content I thought were worthwhile in the month of March.
pull-requests
9 Common Pull Request Failure Modes
9 ways to get pull request reviews wrong, and how to fix them.
engineering-management
Reinforcing Stream Aligned Teams
Supplementing stream aligned teams while sidestepping classic engineering management blunders.
programming
Expanding Your Horizons as a Polyglot Programmer
Learning multiple programming languages and putting non-trivial projects into production using those new languages has been one of the most powerful tools for me personally to expand my abilities as a software developer. It will help you to do the same. Why? Exposure to new ideas, paradigms, and ways of
fundamentals
You Have a Personal Software Process
You probably haven't thought about it, and you almost certainly couldn't articulate it to another engineer.
curated-content
Curated Content: February 2021
A few pieces of content I thought were worthwhile in the month of February.
management
The Three Essential Feedback Types for Your Next 1:1
There are three critical kinds of feedback you ought to be using during your 1:1s. Evaluation, appreciation, and coaching.