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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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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"...
Often, there are situations where one of the engineers wants to develop a feature in a certain way, and another engineer finds the solution stupid. The engineer may insist on the solution they suggested or push a significant change in...
In organizations and communities, people work hard to agree. Although decision-makers have valid reasons to make meaningful choices, they often communicate poorly. If they make mistakes, they either apologize or defend themselves and...
Every engineering team has some sort of documentation of their team's work. Most often, these documents get disorganized reasonably quickly. People have a hard time finding their way around. When adding new records becomes painful,...
I live-streamed for fourteen weeks, every Tuesday at 19:00 CET. I had thirteen amazing guests. We talked about many different things in the software industry, ranging from DevOps to marketing. I learned a lot from my guests and enjoyed...
Many software engineers step back when the time comes to write documentation or a report. Although most communication in life happens in writing via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc., we avoid writing structured text. Amid the quick conversations...
14: Protective Leadership & Finding Your Leadership Style - Suzan Bond Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
I've worked with timely estimations, story points, t-shirt sizes, and no-estimations. I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. I've worked with software engineers who are defendants of timely estimations or opposing them. When they...
When I took ownership of my one-on-ones with my manager, I searched for a one-one-one template, and most of the things I found did not suit me. As a software engineer, I found most of the templates were focused on the manager's...
Hello friend, Every last Thursday of the month, you get this newsletter from me. It takes less than ten minutes to read. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, please share it with your friends. After a long time, I traveled by car to see my...
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