Career
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Three Common Mistakes of the First Time Tech Lead
The first time a developer steps into the role of a Tech Lead can be difficult. The skills and experience…
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For Programmers: How to Deal with Distractions and Interruptions
Hello dear daydreamers, turning caffeine into codeine! I hope you have not come here from some disruptive notification or a…
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Project Management Cheat Sheet: How to be an Effective Project Manager
Being a Project Manager is not an easy task. Having that role in a company comes with the need of…
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Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters
This is a real story, and it’s not only about Google. I’m getting emails from recruiters at Amazon, Facebook, and…
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StackOverflow Is Your Mandatory Tool
I’ve said before that your StackOverflow reputation is very important to us when we make a decision on how much…
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I Can’t Ask Your Salary History? Thanks!
The Mayor of Philadelphia recently signed a measure that would ban Philly employers from asking candidates about their salary history. The…
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16 Don’ts of Career Growth
I get questions like this all the time: How does one become a senior software developer or an architect? How…
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Soft Skills on Technical Resumes
I was in Google Docs collaborating on a resume for a Resume Raiders client the other day when a comment…
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Amend Your Contract To Allow For Side Projects
The other day Joel Spolsky blogged a wonderful overview of the copyright issues with software companies in terms of its…
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