Dear reader, Welcome to the last letter. I couldn't have imagined what would happen when I penned my first letter 5 years ago. (I still think you should learn version control, for the record.) This blog outlasted two jobs. 280+ posts and 220,000+ visitors later, this project has changed my life in so many ways. … Continue reading Thank you
Month: September 2023
It’s not magic (part 2)
Dear new developer, When you see a senior engineer who knows the code base like the back of her hand maneuver around it at the speed of thought, it sure looks like magic. When a mysterious bug pops up and you spend a couple of hours trying to replicate it, but then an old hand … Continue reading It’s not magic (part 2)

