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Should I be learning "no-code"?
Is this a bandwagon worth jumping on?
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Software Engineering, simplified.
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10x Decisions
Not 10x engineers.
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What's the Deal with Engineers and Github?
Github, Open Source and other oft misunderstood things.
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How non-engineers can help engineering projects finish on time
No coding needed.
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Will it scale?
Arnold Schwarzenegger achieved massive scale, and so can you.
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Good Engineers
When people think about a good engineer, the thought that comes to mind is probably of a quiet genius in a dark basement typing frantically into the…
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Data, big and small
What is Data and when does it become Big Data?
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Best Programming Languages to Learn in 2021
A lot of people want to start learning to code, so the obvious first question is, “which language should I learn?” The number of programming languages…
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The Genius of Public Key Cryptography
AKA why the lock icon in your browser address bar is so important
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Understanding "Tech Debt"
When engineers tell their managers they need to work on “tech debt”, the result is usually a blank stare back.
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Engineers Are Human Too
Thoughts on some common misconceptions about engineers.
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