Adam Gelinas·May 3, 2021Do you want the fish or the fishing pole?When junior developers ask me for help solving a problem I like to say “Do you want the fish or the fishing pole?” This is a take on the…
Adam Gelinas·May 3, 2021The ABC of Software Engineering (Always Be Curious)I’m not comfortable with things I don’t understand. I cringe at comments like “I don’t know why this fixes [my problem] but…” I’ve seen…
Adam Gelinas·Mar 25, 2021Five personalities you’ll meet in an Incident ChatEven great engineering organizations have issues on occasion. When you inevitably have a service disruption you’ll probably see (at least)…
Adam Gelinas·Mar 25, 2021Don’t be “That Guy” As a Senior EngineerNote: Gender doesn’t matter here, I chose “guy” instead of “girl” or “person” because I’m thinking of specific examples across my career…
Adam Gelinas·Mar 25, 2021I won’t let you fail. vs I’ll set you up for success.Years ago I read a book called “Extreme Ownership”. At the time the philosophy really resonated with me. The basic idea is that it’s the…
Adam Gelinas·Mar 19, 2021Reviewing my 5 yr old’s codeMy daughter’s favorite Christmas presents were a microscope and an Osmo coding game. She spent the day alternating between examining…
