I’m Nick Cosentino, the creator of Dev Leader. I’m a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft by day and a software engineering content creator by night! My journey in software engineering and leadership has been fueled by a passion for continuous improvement and a drive to empower teams with trust, transparency, and candor.

Here at Dev Leader, I share insights and experiences from my diverse background, spanning startups, small businesses, and big tech. I’ve been writing code for 20+ years and professionally creating software for 15 years now. I’d love to share my experiences with you!

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05/07/2021
2 minute read

Tests: A Quick Overview on Unit vs Functional Testing

Unit tests or functional tests? What's the difference and which ones should you be using? Find out in this super quick compare-and-contrast!

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05/05/2021
8 minute read

Engineering Manager - What's Expected in the Role?

Want to understand what does an engineering manager do and what's expected in an engineering manager role? Let's learn about the role of an engineering manager!

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05/02/2021
5 minute read

Ascending to the Next Level - RPG Dev Weekly #1

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04/26/2021
4 minute read

NoesisGUI - The Unity UI Framework That You've Never Heard Of!

Looking for a better way to make Unity3D user interfaces? Love WPF/XAML but not the Unity UI Framework? You probably aren't using Noesis GUI, but you should be!

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09/22/2020
5 minute read

Microsoft: Welcome to Your New Future!

2020 involved a career change that wasn't something I was planning. At the end of August, I started my adventure with Microsoft.

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04/07/2020
2 minute read

Video Stream – RPG Systems with Loot Generation

Modern role playing games (RPGs) can have incredibly complex loot systems. This article introduced a video stream on how to structure cross domain information.

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