NormanThe 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…4 min read·Jun 20, 2023----
NormanWhy 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…5 min read·Nov 25, 2022----
NormanWhen your team is too big7 lessons learned in the middle of a team-split6 min read·Oct 5, 2021----
NormanHow important is meeting this deadline?How not to burn your team down for an artificial deadline4 min read·May 16, 2021----
NormanHow 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…4 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
NormanHow 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…4 min read·Feb 4, 2021----
NormanMy 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…6 min read·Dec 26, 2020----
NormanWhat 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…3 min read·Oct 23, 2020----