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Surviving the Structured Interview
The tech industry is slowly changing over to structured interviews, but most people don't know what they are and that they have a formula!
Oct 24, 2023•5 min read
2023
career
Seven Simple Steps to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Getting over imposter syndrome is no easy task, but it starts by recognizing a cold, hard truth: you're being toxic to yourself and those around you. I'll share with you some steps I took to get over it.
Feb 6, 2023•5 min read
2022
career
Developing A Potent Voice
Writers often talk about "finding their voice", but what does that even mean? There are ways to loosen the control your internal filters have on your ability to express yourself.
Nov 3, 2022•5 min read
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Why Blogs Make Outstanding Books
Can a blog be turned into a book? Yes! But it can't be just any old blog - the writer has to have something to say and no fear of saying it... like Troy Hunt. Here's the story of how I turned his blog into a book.
Sep 8, 2022•5 min read
career
What's Your Exit Plan?
Retirement is one thing, being where you want to be and doing what you want to do when your current job is finished in another thing entirely. What’s your exit strategy?
Apr 1, 2022•5 min read
2019
career
WTF is Big O Notation?
Understanding Big O has many real world benefits, aside from passing a technical interview. In this post I'll provide a cheat sheet and some real world examples.
Mar 25, 2019•5 min read
career
Imposter's Handbook, Season 2 is Released
Over the winter holiday break (on Christmas Eve, to be precise), Scott Hanselman and I released the next volume in the Imposter's Handbook series. It took us just over 18 months to put this thing...
Jan 3, 2019•5 min read
2018
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Mod and Remainder are not the Same
A remainder and a modulus look so very similar, but they are not the same thing and worse, are treated differently by different programming languages. Do you know how your language handles mod?
Aug 21, 2018•5 min read
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Working Smarter, Not Harder, Part 1
This last month has been intense. I'm writing the second volume of The Imposter's Handbook with Scott Hanselman, I moved back to Hawaii, and I'm trying to finish up a sprint for a contract I've been...
Jul 18, 2018•5 min read
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Calling Your Own Shots
Going out on your own as a solo developer can be terrifying! That's why I made this 1-hour video: to share with you the things I did to scale myself from a solo developer to a successful online...
Mar 29, 2018•5 min read
2017
career
Dumb CS Problems And Your Next Job
Going through a coding interview is not fun. The questions you're asked can come off as pointless - there's a reason you're asked these things, however.
Sep 26, 2017•5 min read
2016
career
Yet Another Fork In The Road
I both love and hate when things go upside down in my career. A little panic mixed with the intoxicating effect of opportunity.
May 11, 2016•5 min read