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Candost's Blog

Candost

I used to think that reading would make me wise. One day, ten pages before finishing a book, I realized that I had read that same book before. At that point, my perspective on reading and, therefore, my life had changed. Now, I don’t care how many books I read; I take many notes, connect dots, and share what I’ve found on my blog and newsletter. I’m interested in many things at the same time (I’m a multipotentialite). On this blog, you’ll find me talking to about multiple aspects of life like leadership, software engineering, philosophy, psychology, software architecture & design, urban & industrial design, exercising, finance, Formula1 Racing, eating healthy, and many more. I’m a software engineering manager; that’s my current job. At home, I’m a writer and an avid reader. I rarely watch TV, movies or TV series. I don’t have any social media account (except Mastodon where I have automated posting of my new articles). Hence, I often miss the popular culture references in conversations. That’s alright. I don’t have FOMO; I embrace JOMO. I rarely read fictional books.

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18: Managing Organizational Changes with Jim Allen Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
For two years, I have worked as the only remote employee on the team. Right before the pandemic, I was still working partially remotely (sometimes in the office, sometimes at home). Our meetings, such as daily stand-ups, retrospectives,...
Happy Thursday! I wanted to talk about software architecture for a while but never felt ready. This is the fifth version of this email. I wrote it in four pages at first. But over the weeks, I learned that the act of writing is not just...
I faced this question recently while we were talking about leadership qualities and skills with a friend. The underlying reasoning was focused on one of the leadership archetypes, harsh, authoritarian, and ruthless leaders. After the...
17: Banish Your Inner Critic with Denise Jacobs Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
This post is Chapter 5 of my notes from the book Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems. Chapter 1: Microservices and Their Benefits Chapter 2: The Evolutionary Architect Chapter 3: How to Model Microservices Chapter 4,...
Hello friend! I hope you had a great month. Summer is coming, and I'm looking forward to going out to nature more. In the previous issues, I talked about deep work, prioritizing your workflow, and carefully designing your focus areas....
Also, you don't need to use it in the new project at work. Please stop pushing yourself to learn a new programming language every three to six months. It won't help you and your career. Yes, you need to develop yourself, stay up to date,...
16: Being an Indie Hacker and Part-time Creator with Benedicte Raae Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
During the life journey, we make many proposals to create a place for ourselves in the communities. Our recommendations can be as simple as deciding which spacing style we should use (tabs or spaces) in a project or writing an RFC to...
Hello friend! I hope that you are having a great week. When you, a software engineer, become seasoned (senior and staff engineers) at work, your tasks evolve and change. Multiple projects and initiatives run in parallel, and you start...
Throughout your career, your work and tasks start simple and evolve. While working on software projects, you first begin with smaller tasks with the goal is finishing the job and learning. After gaining experience, you start taking on...
A new calendar invitation arrives. Ellen looks into the event's details, and she is not sure if she should accept it or not. It conflicts with her plans. She actually wanted to finish the task from two days ago. She goes to Slack and...
15: Prioritization for Senior and Staff Software Engineers with Dennis Benkert Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
Software problems require a lot of research, planning, execution, and quality assurance. All four stages require focus and deep thinking. When a software developer gets distracted at any stage, going back into "the zone" or "the flow"...
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