meetings How to Take Effective Notes in a Meeting We all have experienced being in a meeting where we didn't take notes, and upon arriving home, we realize we don't remember much of what has been said. What can we do about it?
How to onboard a new programmer on the team? Today, every company is hiring. What does happen when the new joiner shows up to work? Is the team ready to teach them about the project? What can we do to make it easier? The worst onboarding strategyBefore we start talking about doing the onboarding in the right way, let's
productivity How to use the Pomodoro Technique while programming How the Pomodoro Technique can help you while programming?
documentation How to write an ADR to document a decision? Writing Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) became popular, which is good because the other popular approach was to ignore documentation and rely on "tribe wisdom." The tribe wisdom didn't work. Usually, the whole idea falls apart when a new team member hears, "X knew everything about it. They don't work here
meetings How to spend less time in meetings as a programmer How to replace meetings with collaboratively written documentation
learning What to do when you are motivated to learning? How many times were you planning to study but you postponed it because "you weren't feeling like it." You lacked motivation until external motivation struck you. Usually, the external motivation was provided by the approaching deadline. Fear of deadline can be very motivating, but is it the right motivation source?
programming Why is programming boring? I found an interesting Quora question: "Why is a programmer's life boring?" In the answers, people try to convince the author that programming is not dull. Imagine that you tell someone your head hurts, and they try to persuade you your head cannot hurt because their head doesn't. Of course,
learning Should you attend a programming boot camps or workshops? I teach programming boot camps and workshops, and I have noticed people who waste their time attending such classes. Who should attend such events?
