Laurie
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Developing software one mistake at a time. LEGO obsessed.
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Senior engineers aren't "faster".
They've just seen it before.
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If you are a lead in any capacity your primary job is no longer to be the best coder in the room. Your job is to invest in learning the skills you need to effectively communicate and grow those you lead. Your words have the potential to sit with people for years, act accordingly.
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To me, remote work is liberating because it removes the requirement that I "appear" busy.
I can lay on the floor and stare at the ceiling to solve a problem or reset my brain.
I don't have to pretend to be looking at an IDE.
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The developers who seem to have all the answers?
They aren’t smarter than you.
They’ve just seen that before.
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If you’re not actively debugging something in a separate window are you even really attending the meeting?
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If you’re not actively debugging something in a separate window are you even really attending the meeting?
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I’m a 10x developer!
A developer who puts console.log() in 10 different places before finding the bug 🤓
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I'm so sick of nonsense like this.
I made a typo and the code didn't work. I knew why, but I'm talking to my readers so that they understand why.
However, that doesn't matter! There are plenty "simple" things I don't know!
This nonsense is so bad for the industry.
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It’s pretty damning that most programmers I talk to say they’re bad at tech interviews.
These are people I’ve seen code extensively. They’re incredibly talented!
And yet they have no confidence they could pass a coding exercise.
So who exactly are these designed for?
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I really don't care if you think CSS and HTML are programming languages.
I care if you discount the people who are skilled in them as being less competent/intelligent than you.
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I mean, it’s one twitter API request, Michael. How much could it cost, $10?
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No amount of good work can overcome a manager who has decided you're a bad culture fit.
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The developers who seem to have all the answers?
They aren’t smarter than you.
They’ve just seen that before.
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I’m only going to say this once.
Women originated the field of computer science.
The idea that we are less interested, competent, whatever the hell, is utter nonsense.
Please knock this crap off. We’re tired of doing our jobs AND dealing with this toxicity.
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✨Announcement time✨
Excited to share that starting next week I’ll be a member of the
@NetflixEng
team!
My focus will be on internal tooling, improving developer productivity and experience throughout the Netflix organization.
I’m thrilled to begin this new adventure 🎬🍿🎞
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JavaScript developer hack.
Add “mdn” to the end of all your Google searches 🙃
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Seems like as good a time as any.
I’ve been rejected from:
- twilio
- twitter
- stripe
- Apollo
- microsoft
- Netflix (didn’t see that one coming, did you)
reminder for you
the job search does not define you as a person, you will get rejected a ton
and it's okay bec not every position is the right fit for you
but you are still you and a fantastic person
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Been a developer for over a decade.
I learn some new trick basically ever single day.
Never feel embarrassed for not knowing something.
This field is HUGE.
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The Cyberpunk situation is further proof that meeting a deadline will never be more important than meeting expectations.
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I can't say this enough.
You will read code more than you write code.
Learn to get good at it.
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I don’t usually like to brag, but I’m going to make an exception.
I stepped away from my computer after not solving a bug because it’d been a long day.
I actually walked away and left it sitting there for tomorrow.
This is a top 3 personal accomplishment of the month.
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Most of development is connecting thousands of lines of code you didn’t write using a few lines of code you did write.
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GitHub graphs should be removed.
They do far more harm than good.
A completely green graph should not be anyone’s goal. Balance is important.
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As a developer who studied mathematics there is one fact I use above all else.
!(x || y) === !x & !y
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Backend code requires more copy/paste than frontend code.
I said what I said!
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Non-white men in tech.
You may think you’re being paid well, but it’s incredibly likely you’re being paid less than your colleagues in the same role and level.
Ask your colleagues what they make. If you’re one of those men, please offer it.
I was once making 75k less.
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My team is hiring!
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Just saw a tweet refer to the twitter edit feature as “simple”.
This feels like a shining example of how easy it is to minimize complexity when you don’t have context.
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Unfortunate reminder that tech interview processes are inherently broken and even the most talented developer you know is likely to not get to the offer stage a high percentage of the time.
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Normalize pinging your coworkers to tell them how awesome their work is.
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Developers aren't machines. They're people.
How often we forget this.
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🎉 Set methods are coming to JavaScript!
Currently in Stage 2.
Proposal:
Gist:
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Optional chaining is now part of the JavaScript spec!
Instead of checking for the existence of each key in an embedded object and then accessing it, we will get an undefined value and the code won't error out.
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Most developers seem intimidating when they talk about code because you lack the familiarity they have!
It’s not because they’re smarter. It’s because they’ve spent absurd numbers of hours in a codebase you haven’t.
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I may not follow you. You may not follow me. But if I somehow see a post on my feed of you announcing an accomplishment you better believe I’m going to like it! I might even comment to say congrats. Because wholesome twitter is the best twitter 🎉
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Please do not ever start a sentence with “real developers” or even “serious developer”.
It’s gatekeeping nonsense.
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The more time you spend in a codebase the longer your “want to refactor” list becomes.
This goes double if the original code was written by you. Because you both understand it deeply and hate the person who authored it.
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LinkedIn: And how long have you been at the job?
Me: From January to December
LinkedIn: Cool, so 14 months
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Tell a coworker they're doing a good job.
You may think they know, but you have no idea what life is like inside their brain.
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If tech resumes were honest 👀
Technologies:
☕️ Java (I knew it really well 6 years ago)
🔠 TypeScript (I can do it, it won’t be fast or pretty, but I can do it)
🗣 PHP (I don’t want a resume gap, but please forget I mentioned this)
🦀Rust (does hello world count?)
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Going to be harsh now:
I don’t care if the variable name takes you longer to type.
Intellisense is there for you to use.
Don’t choose development convenience over long term readability.
#DevDiscuss
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Ok, this week is officially out of control!
Excited to announce I'm now a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies 🎉😳
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Has anyone ever noticed that the olympic stadium in Munich has an Olympic level GitHub graph going on?
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If tech resumes were honest 👀
Technologies:
☕️ Java (code in this every day)
🐍 Python (used it in that side project for a few months)
💻JavaScript (once did a PR review of JS code)
🦀Rust (bought the book! ...haven't opened it yet)
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BIG NEWS!!!
Today is my first day
@gatsbyjs
🥳🥳🥳
I’ve joined the Learning Team to work with the incomparable
@marcysutton
!
I am so excited about this adventure and the ability to continue teaching as a full time role.
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It’s a privilege to be able to quit your job.
It means you have a financial safety net, don’t have to worry about losing healthcare, can afford to have a gap in your resume, don’t have to worry about a visa etc.
Don’t look down on people who stay.
#DevDiscuss
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Remember that being rejected for a job rarely means you couldn’t do the job.
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There has always been such a strong presence on tech twitter from Nigerian developers.
This ban is absurd.
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At this point in my tenure I find that overabstracted code is the hardest to work with.
I don’t want to jump around 10 functions to figure out the logic at play. Even with comments. Way too easy to lose the plot.
still thinking abt how the Clean Code guy said he prefers functions to be about 4-6 lines. that's like, comically short
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Google hack:
🔍 Search for your problem.
💻 Find GitHub issue.
📜 Scroll until you see the one with all the positive emojis.
🥳 Problem solved!
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Half the "for security" UI decisions have nothing to do with security and are actually just terrible UX.
I'm looking at you no-pasting form fields.
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Starting my day by blocking the asshole who thinks companies should reject me for using pronouns in my bio.
Stay mad 💅🏻
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Let’s add that to the backlog, we’ll prioritize it at a later date!
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Principal engineer:
Console.log(“I am here”)
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Wanna know why I come down so hard on anyone disparaging front end devs?
I was a backend dev.
I know first hand that both are incredibly hard in their own ways.
And they absolutely both take serious engineering skills.
Gatekeeping is and will always be nonsense.
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Pharmacist noticed my health insurance card had the Netflix logo on it.
Asked me if I worked there, I said yes.
“That’s really cool. What do you do, software?”
I’m not wearing any sort of tech clothing! This is the first time I’ve ever had someone made that assumption😭❤️
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Bad actors rarely get fired.
They get moved elsewhere until the people they harmed are gone.
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I’m quietly chuckling to myself thinking about all the poor developers who are about to get messages like this one:
“We’re looking to build a twitter clone. Budget is $1000.”
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Interviewer: “If a candidate doesn’t do their research that tells me everything I need to know. They’re wasting my time.”
Also interviewer: “I didn’t have a chance to read your resume so can you explain it all to me now? I’ll leave room for questions if we have time.”
😑😑😑
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In tech, you may be constantly learning, but you cannot learn everything.
Figuring out what to focus on and prioritize in your learning is a critical skill.
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I love the responses that talk about tech interviews as “a game” or something you just need to “practice”.
Why are we creating interviews based on skills separate from those necessary to do the job?!
And why don’t you see that as a problem???
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I have a degree in mathematics.
I have another degree in computer science.
I have always been good at STEM.
Why would I not want to be a developer?
*gestures broadly*
Ya’ll should be glad so many of us are spite driven.
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Today is my Anniversary ♥️
I maintain my husband's privacy on this platform, but he is such a partner in my success.
He's my biggest supporter and enabler. Every course I make, podcast I record, etc, he's keeping our house running, caring for Avett, and making sure I eat.
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If you could make your developer salary doing anything, what would you do?
I’d build LEGO professionally (if they’d have me 😅)
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Words to avoid when teaching or explaining something:
- just
- simple
- easy
It does no good to lower people’s expectations of complexity. If they understand quickly, awesome!
If they don’t, you’ve increased their internal frustration.
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"I don't know" is such a powerful statement.
Especially when spoken by an experienced engineer.
It creates an atmosphere where it's ok to be vulnerable and learn as you go.
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Unspoken truth number 5:
Computer science programs don’t do a great job of teaching people how to be developers in real live companies.
People with non-traditional backgrounds often have more relevant skills.
CS teaches you how to pass the interview.
#devdiscuss
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Do you plan to retire from tech?
Or are you planning on a second career of some kind?
Been thinking about this lately.
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Tech salaries will come down.
It's not a matter of it, but when.
It may be soon, or a while from now. But assuming this supply/demand will last for your entire career is probably not a good bet.
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Twitter: Did you read this article before sharing?
Me: I wrote this article. 😎💅🏻✨
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Do other developers open inspector and look at the console when you're navigating to pages in your everyday life and things aren't working/slow?
I'm talking doctor portals, sign-ups, etc.
...just me?
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The southwest situation is so unfortunate.
But the idea that software for a company like southwest is incredibly outdated and is one bad day away from colossal failure is not particularly surprising.
It’s hard to convince people to invest in something that’s “working”.
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90% of being a good software engineer is asking the right questions.
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"Working remotely could hinder your career"
...or it could not?
Can we please stop with these fearmongering takes 😑
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The “people miss out on advancement if they’re remote” takes should really read “outdated models of company culture have relied on personal casual relationships, over collaborative working ones, for advancement”
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Another day goes by without needing to insert a node into a Linked List.
...this is not what my CS degree prepared me for!
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So to anyone following this now thread, this commenter is full of shit.
I've been coding for a decade and I make mistakes like this all the time.
I also sometimes know how to do things by trial and error rather than having learned the why.
It's all incremental development.
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Not all PRs need a comment.
If it looks good, approve!
There is no harm in not finding places to give further input.
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Sorry, everyone.
Time to pack it up.
Apparently, real developers don't use Google.
Why does this terrible take come up every month like clockwork?!
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