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#36 The constant change in our trade-offs

05-29-2022

As engineers, decision-making is a crucial part of our work. Before making significant choices, we carefully analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages, aiming to avoid mistakes and errors.

#35 The frustration of being inconsequential

04-04-2023

Starting something new always fills me with excitement, but I've noticed that my frustration often sets in because I can't help but compare myself to top talent in the field, which is usually the reason I became interested in the first place.

#34 Learn to take the "no"

10-14-2021

Learning how to say "no" and deal with its consequences is an important part of our daily work. However, it’s also important to learn how to take "no" for an answer when we ask for help or support.

#33 The urge to challenge the status quo

04-04-2023

As part of any development team, regardless of your position or role, with time and experience, we develop the skill to question everything that is presented to us. Whether it’s a new process, a feature, or a bug, we tend to be skeptical about its outcomes.

#32 The dark side of perfectionism

03-09-2023

Having a growth mindset is crucial for reinventing ourselves in different realities. However, this can also lead us toward the darker side of perfectionism.

#31 Chasing my dream job

02-23-2023

Introspections are one of the ideas and practices that emerged with age and helped me better understand that the dreams I was chasing were not actually mine.

#30 Worrying too much in advance

11-29-2022

As an engineer, if I have to pick something that I always struggle with, and seems like a never-ending problem, it's worrying too much upfront about an issue that hasn't happened yet, and probably never will.

#29 Evolving the Legacy

12-20-2022

One of the benefits of working in product companies is watching your product evolve, nevertheless, that road won’t be only a matter of innovation but avoid things turning into impossible to mature legacy systems.

#28 Mixing leadership, delegation, and accountability

11-09-2022

When we start growing and moving through the laddering of promotions or switching teams, we start experiencing different types of **leadership** from diverse perspectives.

#27 The flaws of the interview process

09-24-2022

Over the years there have been changes in the way interview processes are handled, which I believe are causing interviews to evolve into something unnecessarily complicated.

#26 Living with a low profile

08-05-2022

Since I can remember I have been someone who is afraid to say that I am good at something. Not because I am modest, not because I am humble, it just doesn't come up.

#25 Make your own path

08-19-2021

At the beginning of your career, following your own path can be more important than you think, especially if you tend to reflect on other people's experiences.

#24 When autonomy becomes a silo

06-13-2022

Ever since I started to work in this field, I have seen a transformation in the way companies shape their teams.

#23 A letter to a younger me

04-21-2022

This is a short letter that I would like to send to a younger me, who is frustrated finishing a degree in computer science and trying to land his first job in the IT industry.

#22 Avoid falling into the building trap

03-28-2022

As a developer, if you only look at a list of requirements to follow, building software products can look simple.

#21 Think outside the box

11-30-2021

Since I started to work in the IT field, there were two stories/analogies that marked me in the way I see software as a process, mainly because there were real-life situations.

#20 Being self-critical

03-09-2022

Like every person who is self-critical, finding your way to improve yourself can differ depending on the role and responsibilities you have.

#19 The hidden value of meetings

01-20-2022

As a developer, as a PM, or in any other role in the IT world, we can find ourselves trapped in meetings where ideas are shared and decisions need to be taken.

#18 Take care of your soft skills

12-29-2021

I’m not sure how unpopular this opinion is but I believe that for most of the positions I have covered, soft skills were way more important than technical aspects.

#17 From a Frontend Developer to a Product Manager

10-14-2021

A few years ago, back in 2017, together with a friend we decided to take the initiative, use our knowledge, and try to make something on our own.

#16 Underneath your web analytics

09-22-2021

Even if you have low traffic on your website, having a deep look at your analytics can make a difference when making decisions.

#15 Rage against the technical-debt

02-09-2021

Despite the role, from developer to manager, getting into the topic of technical debt always refers to a nice challenge.

#14 The power of iterations

07-20-2021

I once read software products should always be in beta version, and there is no such thing as a final release. Although it can sound harsh, the more I think about this the more it makes sense.

#13 Life in the land of micro-frontends

06-15-2021

Whether you see the need to make this happen, the world keeps evolving, but before you take this step, there are some drawbacks that need to be considered.

#12 Build a culture around feedback

5-21-2021

Building a relaxed environment around feedback can always be a challenge, especially when working within international environments.

#11 Remote work? I miss the office! well, do I?

04-26-2021

After a year of being forced to start working remotely ( due to the pandemic), I began to notice that there are some simple things and rituals that I am currently missing from the good old office days. A list of events in which casual interaction while grabbing a cup of coffee is for sure at the top of the list.