The following is the current version of the preface to my book on interviewing for technical roles. As mentioned below, it was one of the first things I wrote. I’ve reworked it many times for just 2+ pages of writing, but it is almost certainly not “finished” yet. I’m planning on including bits and pieces of the book I’m writing… Read more →
Category: Authorship
While on sabbatical…
I’m incredibly fortunate to have had several weeks of paid leave at my job. It’s a perk of working at Etsy after 5 years, though I took it after 6 because it lined up better with plans to buy a house and coordinate with my wife’s summer breaks. I haven’t had more than 2 weeks away from work since 2004… Read more →
On becoming an author
So it’s 2017 and I’m creating a blog. I’ve written personal blog posts before, but they weren’t technical in nature (and were a very rough attempt at comedy, to be honest). They were also great learning experiences. To steal one of my favorite John Allspaw quips, “Comedy is about taking risks”. Taking risks is a good way of intro-ing this… Read more →