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#38 Claude Code 101
Getting started with Claude Code
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#33 Why You Should Read More Engineering Blogs
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#22 Preparing for Tech Interviews, Part 1: Coding
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#11 Don't Snack Too Much At Work
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#25 Ten Unspoken Rules in Slack
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#37 Making better decisions as an engineer
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#36 Looking ahead: AI in 2026
Trends I'm noticing and excited about in 2026
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#35 Business vs Promotion-driven development
If promotion depends on complexity, guess what teams will ship?
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#34 How I use LLMs as an engineer
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#33 Why You Should Read More Engineering Blogs
One of the early mistakes I made in my career was not reading engineering blogs.
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#32 How to Write Great Feedback
Most resources online provide a generic advice on writing feedback, like ‘be kind’ or ‘make it useful’.
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#31 Documenting Software Architecture using C4 Model
Software architecture is a dynamic system that evolves over time.
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#30 Six Traits That Make a Great Founding Engineer
Traits That I Find Most Important In a Founding Engineer
Apr 11, 2025
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#29 How to Deliver a Backlog Refinement Session
Most engineering teams use Scrum or Kanban to track their work.
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