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- Michaela Greiler
#Management
tl;dr: Approx 40% of engineers code review at least one a day at Microsoft. This outlines the process and tools used, which are applicable to orgs of all sizes.
TechnicalDebt
- Martin Fowler
#Management
tl;dr: Shortcomings found in internal code quality make it harder to "extend a system further" without paying off tech debt first. The author describes how he decides when to handle debt.
Engineering Management For Early Stage Startups (2018)
- Andreas Klinger
#Management
tl;dr: Former CTO at Product Hunt discussed what he learnt from 4 years as a manager at the company - (1) Treat your org like software (2) Treat people like capable adults (3) Every problem is ultimately your fault.
#Productivity
tl;dr: Comprehensive guide on deep-work, broken into the following - (1) Learn How to Practice Deep Work (2) Enhance Your Ability to Do Deep Work (3) Eliminate Digital Distractions (4) Purge Shallow Work From Your Life
Going Solo, Successfully
- Kevin Burke
#BestPractices #Freelance
tl;dr: Best practices if you're thinking of starting your own engineering freelance or consulting business, including how to price yourself.
Go Is Google's Language, Not Ours
- Chris Siebenmann
#GoLang
tl;dr: Author debates that having a community contribute to GoLang is meaningless as it's owned by Google and, ultimately, the language is controlled by, and designed for, the company's needs.
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The TN Visa Makes Hiring Senior Engineers Easy
tl;dr: So you need to hire mid-senior IC engineers. Right now. Where are you going to find them? I know where: Mexico. Not remote work, but rather hiring them and bringing them to US. Using what visa? The TN visa. Whats that? Its a NAFTA visa (you might have seen it used with Canadians) - it works for a few select professions, including engineers.
Bastille Agency finds and screens engineers and will send them to you. It's a real thing, just ask Uber.
Sponsored by Bastille Agency
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#Management
tl;dr: Covering all engineering levels at Facebook, this tells us how much engineers earn broken down by base, stock and bonus.
Brian Kernighan Interviews Ken Thompson (Video)
- Vintage Computer Federation
#General
tl;dr: Ken Thompson is the co-creator of the original Unix operating system. Brian worked on it with Ken at Bell Labs. Fascinating hour long interview.
What Great Managers Do Differently (To Keep Top Talent)
- Santiago Jaramillo
#Management
tl;dr: Great managers know their employees and what makes them tick, reward their employee's impact & refresh their own perception of employees as they're constantly growing.
Click the link in this tweet if paywalled.
My Commencement Speech - Life at Your Crossroads
- Mark Suster
#General
tl;dr: Strong career advice - (1) Find your tribe (2) The world works on a "pull model" (3) If you don’t ask, you don’t get (4) Better to beg for forgiveness than permission (5) There’s a time to learn and a time to earn (6) Be politely persistent (7) Get your foot in the door (8) Build a personal brand. Be known for something. Develop your voice.
- Saul Pwanson
#General
tl;dr: Fun 20 mins video of how Saul approached scraping thousands of crosswords from various sources, created a consistent format so he could compare them and see if there were any common grid patterns.
New Research: How Effective Is Basic Account Hygiene At Preventing Hijacking
- Kurt Thomas & Angelika Moscicki
#Security
tl;dr: Adding a recovery phone number can block up to 100% of automated bots, 99% of bulk phishing attacks, and 66% of targeted attacks.
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