Ngl I hate that "build this from scratch" is common as part of interviewing. In 5 years of working as a software eng all I ever did was contribute to large codebases and build on top of existing code.
Closest to that is prototyping for a tech design but even then you're not building in isolation...
I was… probably not gonna last much longer at NPM. I was doing really poorly just trying to do what was apparently needed. I wasn’t on a PIP but I was very close to it.
And then I was just… given free rein and that’s when cacache/pacote/NPM5 & 6 happened
It was kind of incredible
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Hey did you know that the two most productive people I have ever had on my teams have been people I was told to fire for performance reasons?
This is why it’s so important to:
1) hear context from previous managers but not anchor to it
2) give people clear feedback and give them a chance
To those who are also looking for engineering roles, what websites are you using?
I know I've been relying on DiversifyTech, LinkedIn & TechLadies. Any other notable ones I should add to my list?
Apparently my model of dishwasher goes on strike if you neglect it and refuses to run any cycle but Machine Care until you descale and put salt in it
And you know what? I respect that
I’m really happy to see companies starting to open source more games that they’ve ~sunset.
between this and Valve open sourcing the code for TF2… I’m weirdly hopeful
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The hardest part of rewriting the Go map implementation was getting the tables in this blog post to render correctly.
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Redundancy came for me at the end of 2024, which I guess means I should be proud: I can cross one of the clichés of working in the software industry off my l...
I break this prime directive constantly on accident.
It’s just … if you and I ✨ vibe ✨??
Well… You are (also) some flavor of mentally ill. Which is fine! Ideal, even. We might not know what flavor yet, but if you hang around me long enough, we will figure it out eventually
Whenever I have a friend help me negotiate a contract or something, they consistently get better results ($ + work-wise) than I do.
I think it's because my way leads to negotiating price + work, but theirs negotiates more "what I can I get for the price".
(approaches in the replies)
To the person who replied with "I can't believe nobody has commented 'nice ass' yet" and then immediately deleted, glad you realized it's not okay to post that on a photo of a 12 year old but what the fuck, man?
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It would be the absolute worst if so many teslas started getting vandalized that insurance companies would no longer insure them, making them really difficult to own, causing their sales numbers to go down and stock prices to drop. That would be truly awful and I'd never want to see that happen.
I had a fab time speaking at Women in Tech, Notts! My talk “The Ripples from Pebbles” was written from the depths of my creative dreamer heart. I’m glad it resonated so much 🥹 The audience was engaging+supportive, esp with my croaky throat 💛
guess I’m feeling ready to speak at more events in 2025 👀
If, after quitting your job, you hear or get notified about your ex-leader doing these :
Speaking negatively about your departure Undermining your decision by criticizing you, your new role or company Attempting to make you feel guilty Spreading resentment throughout the organisation Taking the resignation as a personal attack Prioritizing their own interests over those of the team Being absent or unavailable for the team during the transition Spreading gossip about you Delaying or writing vague performance appraisals or recommendations for you Displaying an “it’s all about me” attitude Failing to acknowledge their own mistakes or shortcomings Blaming others for failures or problems within the team These behaviours scream insecurity, selfishness, and a lack of confidence in building and retaining talent. They crush team morale, erode trust, and send a clear message to the rest of the team: ‘You’re disposable too.’
One of my toxic ADHD traits is that if paying a bill requires me to enter too much information, I just don't. Usually they then sign me up for this cool service called "collections" where they fill out all the info for me and all I have to do is enter my card number. It's very convenient. 11/10.
Jamie Tanna
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