Don’t become an engineering manager if you see it as a way to continue your career growth. Engineering management is a different career path and not an extension of engineering. If you aren’t growing as an engineer, fix that first. Don’t become an engineering manager if you…
There is a myth in software engineering that any technology closer to the customer i.e. front end is easier to engineer than any technology that is on the back end. This myth applies recursively. For eg: building UIs is easier than building web servers which is easier than building…
In a world where so little is within your control, working hard is and sometimes it's the only way to compensate for your shortcomings. Early in life, you will be clustered at the same job level as your peers with vastly different skill sets and ambitions. If you don’t…
You should work as hard as possible and write as much software as you can, particularly if you are a junior engineer, however, this can only get you so far. In order to become a great engineer, you have to master the leverage of your time, which will help you…
Engineers start side projects to make themselves feel better about their uninspiring day jobs. This is often accompanied with delusions that this side project will become a huge startup or a source of passive income. This is a terrible idea. You will never finish your side project and if you…
While other species adapt to their environment, human beings have the extraordinary ability to drastically alter their environment for survival. This has been great for our population but our bodies haven’t adapted fast enough. Over time, every physical pleasure has been abused and separated from its original purpose. Procreation…
