Posts, Essays, and Articles on Candost's Blog

I started Mektup on Substack.

Reading books is an attractive concept that nobody teaches, but everybody somehow knows how to do it.

(Looking at the picture below) What (the hell) is that fence doing here?

Many tenure engineers get frustrated with various small things if they have stayed in the same team or done the same job for a long time.

We're at the end of the first month of the new year.

How would you explain the "Shift Left on Security" to a five years old kid?

I was reading Julian's latest monthly newsletter issue—one of the few newsletters I follow.

While we can improve our decision-making skills by learning methodologies and mental models and practicing mindfulness, one shortcut helps the most Since the industrial revolution, our daily options are multiplied each year.

For years, I've been planning my days hour by hour, trying to build habits that last for longer periods, not just for a few months.

I've been researching a better note-taking system, trying apps, and moving hundreds of notes from one place to another for years.

Why is it so challenging to be kind?

Back in 2015, I didn't know anything about Jimdo when I moved to Germany.

Many thoughts arrive at a point where we ponder what we want in life and how much it's unknown to us.

One of the things I learned and enlightened while reading Team Topologies is there are hidden monoliths everywhere.

These two words—questioning and asking—have different meanings, although both often refer to the same meaning.

For a while, I've been thinking about what makes leadership difficult and why it challenges me—and others—that much.

In a lecture, Patrick Winston said, “Your success in life will be determined largely by your ability to speak, your ability to write, and the quality of your ideas.

I’ve been thinking about drug usage for a while and never had a chance to have an open conversation with anyone for a long time until recently.

People’s learning paths differ from person to person.

When we think about conflicts at work, we see different behaviors and approaches.

I have been trying to optimize my life for a while.

Have you ever worked with a person who always says either one or more of these sentences: I should have done that.

Giving any information to the team as a manager is like acting in a theater.

I cried five days ago.

If you ask me what my advice would be to mid-level software engineers these days, it would be to stay where you are if you don’t have a stressful problem and if you’re learning.

Life is a war—a long war between happiness and others.

Many leaders have problems with empathy, especially managers with software engineering backgrounds.

The Software Engineering profession is one of the most misunderstood disciplines.

When I became a manager, I asked my managers for advice about how to build the team spirit in a new team to have a great start.

In one of my previous delayed projects, I told my manager, "It's all my fault.

When Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi recognized the idea of flow, we finally had a name to define the pleasure we get from what we do.

Recently, I became the book supplier for my father.

As you may know that I'm talking about leadership and management for a while.

We all have been in a meeting with a team discussing a challenge in the project.

Every day, I either write one to three pages or rewrite what I wrote the day before.

One of the struggles organizations face is getting lost in the decision-making process.

I always thought that we needed to learn all of the fundamentals of a topic before taking any action.

If you prefer listening, I have a podcast episode where I talk all about this article.

Recently, we implemented a career ladder for software engineers to define the growth path by using a competency framework similar to what CircleCI uses.

Remote work sees its most significant rise thanks to the pandemic.

There are questions with power.

In a blink of an eye, we're happy.

The impact of the internet on our lives is incredibly daunting.

Everyone has their own rules in their heads.

Recently, I discussed with a friend who is preparing to lead a partially distributed team.

For two years, I have worked as the only remote employee on the team.

I faced this question recently while we were talking about leadership qualities and skills with a friend.

Also, you don't need to use it in the new project at work.

During the life journey, we make many proposals to create a place for ourselves in the communities.

Throughout your career, your work and tasks start simple and evolve.