Tag: advice
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Understanding versus delivery
In software engineering, we work with code, but understanding is what we use. When mentoring new engineering team members, I have sometimes told them, “Understanding is more important than delivery.” My meaning is, “Take your time. Plan to be here for a while. Ask questions, build mental models, get things right and know why they’re…
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Why is this a DM?
For many remote-first engineering organizations, Slack has become our headquarters. It’s not the only place to collaborate, nor the best – but by default, it’s where collaboration starts. Slack-as-headquarters has advantages, and each one has a flip side. Advantage Flip side 1. When I don’t want to be distracted by conversations around me, snoozing notifications…