Landing Your First Data Science Job
Touted as the “next frontier for innovation,” data in the business world has been exploding in recent years, and…
Top Tech Companies Prioritize These 4 Programming Languages
In a world with hundreds of programming languages, keeping up with the latest in-fashion language could be a full-time…
4 Skills Every Successful Engineering Manager Has Mastered
While engineering is sometimes thought of as a solitary craft, building modern technology products requires cohesive and collaborative teams…
Software Tools for iOS Developers
As an iOS developer and productivity junkie, I’m always on the lookout for tools that can streamline my workflow.…
How To Measure the Productivity of Your Software Team
Most tech companies grow engineering managers from an individual contributor through a manager track. If this was your path,…
The Daily Commit Challenge for Programmers
Authors write a novel one word at a time, during what many of them refer to as “butt-in-the-chair” time.…
The Types of Designers Who Work in Tech
This piece is a part of ‘The Career Strategist’ blog series On the surface, the meaning behind the word…
Running Effective Meetings: An Engineer's Guide
If you’re the leader of a software development team, chances are good that your engineers spend more time than…
Five Tips to Level Up Your Programming Career
As programmers, we’re heads down coding so much it’s easy to forget about career growth. Feeling unmotivated at work…
Balance Between Breadth and Depth of Learning Software Development
As a junior developer, you probably feel as if there are endless new technologies, languages, and practices being developed…
Do You Need a Technical Background to be a Great Product Manager? The Answer is No
If you’re tempted by a product management career but worried about a lack of technical skills, don’t despair, as…
3 Ways to Stay Relevant as an Experienced Software Engineer
This piece is a part of ‘The Career Strategist’ blog series Unlike other industries, tech can be seen as…
How Sharing Context Early (and Often) Engages Your Engineering Team
There's a common misconception that software developers just want to write code. Their co-workers are wary of annoying them,…