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Calibrate SF 2017

4 minute read

Last month, I attended calibratesf.com, a small single-day conference for new software engineering managers, held in San Francisco. I say “a small conference...

Go parallelize your tests

less than 1 minute read

As a note to the reader, all my code examples use ‘tip’ for the Go runtime. go version devel +006bc57095 Sun Oct 22 15:50:50 2017 +0000 darwin/amd64

HackerRank for Work

3 minute read

HackerRank for Work is a paid service that can screen software development candidates. While some people might be familiar with the free HackerRank programmi...

Monty Hall Simulator

1 minute read

The Monty Hall problem is an infamous probability brain teaser. Here is the description of the problem:

Extending Go Tour

3 minute read

“A Tour of Go” is a web-based introduction to the Go programming language. The site runs on Google’s AppEngine platform. However, the Google AppEngine platfo...

Mid Year Reviews

2 minute read

I enjoy mid-year reviews as a supplemental form of feedback that reinforces discussions had during one-on-ones with direct reports. A mid-year review should ...

Covermain Tool

less than 1 minute read

I just created a new Go utility named covermain

Engineering Leaders Need To Code

1 minute read

There is much written on the subject of engineering leaders and whether they need to maintain the technical skills that got them into those leadership positi...

Conferences

2 minute read

Software technology conferences are a great source of professional development for people working in the software industry. At a conference, you’re exposed t...

Fresh Start

less than 1 minute read

I’m starting a new site in 2017. The old site is still around with some interesting content hosted on Wordpress