Archive - Software Mentor

#15 - Speed, Quality, and the Frontier

Reflecting on Feedback from a friend

Jun 30, 2020 •

#14 - Reading and Writing

An interesting observation about how code is made and maintained

Jun 23, 2020 •

#13 - Not Alone

Make sure you leverage the team around you to help you grow!

Jun 15, 2020 •

#12 - API Design and Stripe

API Design is hard, but Stripe nailed theirs. What can we learn from them?

Jun 8, 2020 •

#11 - Upgrade the System

Upgrading software and upgrading society

Jun 1, 2020 •

May 2020

#10 - Taking a Break

May 25, 2020 •

#9 - The Strangler Pattern

Lessons from a strange tree, Martin Fowler, and Facades 🌳

May 18, 2020 •

#8 - Idempotency

A simple idea with a scary name. Let's make sure no one trips you up with this fancy jargon.

May 11, 2020 •

#7 - Design Docs

Companies reward those who write great design docs. As they should. Here's 5 areas to focus on when you write your doc.

May 4, 2020 •

April 2020

#6 - Resumes and Code

Principles for clean resumes AND clean code

Apr 27, 2020 •

#5 - Square's Auth Outage

Lessons on Redis, Authentication, and Retries from a Square Post Mortem

Apr 23, 2020 •

#4 - Training Wheel Coding

Apr 20, 2020 •

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