The simplest budgeting app you can get: An Apps Script storyI have used a few budgeting applications to varying degrees of success. They are generally good at tracking and reporting on your spending…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Why did I bother with a README?I had seen README documents before, but I didn’t realise their full potential until I recently wrote one for myself. Using READMEs became a…Nov 25, 2022Nov 25, 2022
How important is meeting this deadline?How not to burn your team down for an artificial deadlineMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021
How to do better in a technical interview? Part 2: problem solvingIn the previous post, I described the interview where you are asked to talk about a past project and discuss your role in it. This…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
How to do better in a technical interview? Part 1: the projectI have attended to many interviews and I have conducted much more. I have made some stupid mistakes along the way, and I have seen many…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
My most important lesson learned as a new engineering managerIt was early January and I had just got back from my parental leave, when my skip manager pulled me aside and asked me if I was still…Dec 26, 2020Dec 26, 2020
What got you here won’t get you thereI grew up in a “developing” country, a place that sees a lot of its professionals leaving for somewhere else in pursuit of a better life…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
