my thoughts on technology, management and life in general
When it comes to interviewing you should prepare ahead of time so that you can ensure that greatest chance of success that you will receive an offer from the company. Too often people brush up on the technical/knowledge parts of interviewing and completely neglect the whole “question” part. Do yourself a favor and prep. Based [...]
Over the last few years since I started paying attention to SEO I have noticed many “developer guides to SEO”. Largely, these guides are written by developers and not SEO experts. At this point, I am neither of those, but since I spent the last few years working for an SEO tools company, I managed [...]
I wrote this post for a good friend who asked me for some questions he could use for interviewing a Systems Engineer. They are also easily adapted for System Administrators and Network Engineers (and there is a pdf of the questions you can print out below if desired). When I think of the great systems [...]
Well tomorrow is my birthday. For many people their birthday is a cause for celebration – a day to feel special. I don’t know if it is because I went through a large part of teens and 20s without parties, and my 21st birthday was so momentous that no one even said happy birthday (this [...]
One of the more popular posts on this blog has been the one on how to interview your manager. And one of the questions I am often asked is how technical does a VP engineering, or software development manager need to be if they aren’t writing coding day to day? And moreover how do you [...]
I can’t help myself – but I am super frustrated. Developing for Android sucks compared to iOS. It is more expensive. It takes more time to test, and special case for so many different devices and different capabilities. All the assumptions you get for free with iOS go out the window on Android. This adds up to [...]
(Note: This post is part of a series for new technical leaders that are joining a new company, or taking over a new organization or team; and while written for new CTOs, VPs of Engineering, or Software Managers, could be applied to other technical positions. This is also written largely for smaller to mid-size teams [...]
I love new years resolutions. I am one of those people who is motivated and excited by accomplishments and achievements. I make lists for everything; and everyday I savor the moments I complete an item on the list. And new years, like birthdays, are a chance to think about the future and plan for what [...]