My work used to be three miles away from my house, which was a huge blessing and my commute was guaranteed to be under 15 minutes. A month ago my work moved… Closer to my house. Now my commute is only 1.3 miles, making it an enjoyable 30 minute walk. I live in San Francisco/Bay … Read more
Background Few years ago I found myself in a bad situation. I accepted a job that was not a good fit. After sixth months I hated my job and was ready to quit. At the same time my wife and I just found out that we were expecting our second child. She asked me to … Read more
I’ve only been a full time web developer for the past 5 years. It’s barely enough time to start calling myself a “senior” Software Engineer. In that short period of time the web technology stack has evolved tremendously. January 2012 – jQuery In early 2012 I was finishing up my master’s degree and got a … Read more
Most people agree that whiteboard interviews suck. They have little co-relation with the job requirements and thousands of great engineers are being rejected every day just because they don’t do well with CS 101 types of questions. On a flip side, the whiteboard interview have been the industry standard for many years and they are … Read more