Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 311 posts.
Every job makes a strong first impression within days. At great jobs, the anxiety is "I hope I can measure up to these amazing people." At bad jobs, it's "oh god I hope this isn't what every day will be like."
You’ve likely read lots of blog posts stating that it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to work after an interruption, context switch, or meeting. Thus, “do you have five minutes” ends up not only costing those few minutes, but instead about half an hour. But where does that number come from?
Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains
From tinkerers to metric seekers: How the shift in developer culture is impacting innovation and creativity.
As AI removes technical barriers, judgement becomes the key differentiator.
i <3 firebase
On AI, Creativity, and Craft
Why AI Won’t Save Your Broken Workflow
In computer science, conferences are a focal point of academic attention. Conferences are a moment where computing communities—distributed over the globe—come together. Giving a talk at a conferenc…
Is something I think about often because I can’t help but wonder if most other jobs are like this.
Reflecting on how our compensation model is going
This is what happens when you ban yourself from coding
In the last 3 months, I've interviewed 134 engineers - students, mid-level, seniors and even CTOs.
Advice for first-time managers from someone who learned it the hard way, cleaned it up, and passed it on.
A field guide to responsible AI-assisted development
A decade of firsthand advice on going from an employed software developer to successful indie hacker running your own business(es).
I will do something I normally never do here, and make my first ever blog post on the topic of, long sigh: tech. I’ve already talked abou...
I recently attended the Goatmire Elixir Conf and one of the standout talks for me was Saša Jurić’s “Tell Me a Story” . It was an incredible presentation that combined theatrical storytelling with practical technical advice. Saša performed parts of his talk in character, turning technical topics into a compelling…
Design greatness is defined not by fame or recognition, but by how invisibly and effectively it serves human needs.
HTML and CSS
For the past 7+ years, I've been conducting a programming interview that has been a true personal favorite of mine. It was passed down to me from good friends (Jeremy Kaplan and Carl Sverre, and it was the latter whom I believe invented it). This interview has probably been
There are 35% fewer software developer job listings on Indeed today, than five years ago. Compared to other industries, job listings for software engineers grew much more in 2021-2022, but have declined much faster since. A look into possible reasons for this, and what could come next.
For 16+ years, we master the rules of school. Study hard, get good grades, follow the formula and ultimately merit wins. Then we enter the workforce and none of it works quite like we thought. This becomes painfully obvious as you rise higher in the org. Even seasoned veterans forget
What I use them for and what I don't
A new anonymous essay published every day in December in the countdown to Christmas.
Ah, the eternal question, straight from the mailbag.
