Tinkerer

I’ve previously written about that I think having domain knowledge as a software developer is tremendously important, and really helps you be effective in your role.

Something that I think is often overlooked by many software developers is the value of domain knowledge, i.e. understanding the industry you’re in and the mindset of the end-users of your software1.

Have you noticed that it’s gotten harder to trust things on the internet nowadays?

I’m trying to rely less on US services & tech as mentioned in the first part of this series, and by this point I’m as done as I want to be.

I’m trying to rely less on US services & tech, and I’m using a few hours every Sunday to migrate.

I’m trying to rely less on US services & tech, and I’m using a few hours every Sunday to migrate.

I’ve never really been too keen on many of the US tech giants.

I’ve written quite a bit about pull requests before - covering everything from how thoroughly you should review a pull request to strategies for avoiding being blocked by waiting for reviews and making your PR faster to review.

Caveat: While I consider myself a product-first engineer with solid product skills and an academic background partly founded in product design and UX, I have never worked as a full-time product manager.

I recently came across an integration test that demonstrates what I believe is an antipattern.