Trace the system in your head
One of the best engineering managers I ever had was at Cloudflare. Here's what he did in his free time...
Career Advice Collection
Things I learned the hard way so you don't have to
Hop on the pain train
Some junior engineers are so afraid of breaking something, they paradoxically stagnage themselves
Wash three walls with one bucket
Design your side projects, blog posts and even your fun experiments to triangulate multiple learning paths simultaneously. Then, use them to build out your portfolio.
Run your own tech blog
Control your own destiny, build your personal brand, and master web technologies by running your own tech blog.
You get to keep the neural connections
Going the extra mile only to be unrewarded by your company feels like a personal slight and a waste of your time. It is not.
Why I've been successful lately, and what I'm planning to do about it
In the past 3 years, I've been promoted 3 times. I reflect on the habits and activities that helped me improve the most.