- 01/04/2025
- 9 minute read
2025 New Year's Goals - Dev Leader Weekly 77
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss my goals for 2025!
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- 12/28/2024
- 11 minute read
Effective Software Teams: Islands and Autonomy - Dev Leader Weekly 76
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss structuring software engineering teams.
- 12/21/2024
- 12 minute read
SHUT UP And Take The Money! - Dev Leader Weekly 75
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss different considerations when it comes to changing developer job positions and companies!
- 12/14/2024
- 11 minute read
The Vicious Cycle of Helping Other Developers - Dev Leader Weekly 74
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss effective ways to help other developers AND how to ask for help
- 12/01/2024
- 12 minute read
Which Projects Should Junior Devs Build? - Dev Leader Weekly 72
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss what types of projects to focus on as a junior software developer.
- 11/16/2024
- 11 minute read
AI Tools Are Wrecking Junior Developers! - Dev Leader Weekly 70
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss my take on AI tools and getting started as a software developer.
- 11/09/2024
- 10 minute read
I Wish I Knew THESE Before Becoming A Manager - Dev Leader Weekly 69
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the things I wish I knew before becoming a software engineering manager.
- 11/02/2024
- 12 minute read
How Timezones WRECKED Me! - Dev Leader Weekly 68
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss fixing an issue in production is WAY harder than just following a tutorial on a happy path.
- 10/26/2024
- 11 minute read
How Codebases Become Spaghetti - Dev Leader Weekly 67
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how codebases grow in complexity with an example -- AND what to do!
- 10/19/2024
- 13 minute read
4 Lessons From Building a SaaS - Dev Leader Weekly 66
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the lessons I've learned while building a SaaS
- 10/12/2024
- 13 minute read
Radical Accountability vs Blame Culture - Dev Leader Weekly 65
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the differences between environments where there is blame vs radical accountability.
- 10/05/2024
- 12 minute read
Destroying Momentum For Innovation - Dev Leader Weekly 64
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how focusing on roadblocks instead of solution seeking can grind engineering teams to a halt.
- 09/28/2024
- 13 minute read
Do You REALLY Need To Write Tests? - Dev Leader Weekly 63
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss situations where we may or may not want or need to write tests!
- 09/21/2024
- 12 minute read
So, You Failed Your Interview... - Dev Leader Weekly 62
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how to try and improve from failed interview experiences as software engineers.
- 09/14/2024
- 11 minute read
Who The Hell Wrote This Code? - Dev Leader Weekly 61
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how to be curious when joining a team and not belittle others.
- 09/07/2024
- 13 minute read
Common Behavioral Interview Questions For Big Tech - Dev Leader Weekly 60
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss common behavioral interview questions in big tech and my thoughts on them!
- 08/31/2024
- 12 minute read
My Biggest Fear In My Software Engineering Career - Dev Leader Weekly 59
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the importance of working in areas you're uncomfortable in to gain more experience.
- 08/24/2024
- 12 minute read
4 Years In Big Tech After Startups - Dev Leader Weekly 58
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I celebrate 4 years at Microsoft and what I learned from being in Big Tech so far!
- 08/17/2024
- 10 minute read
Build A Web API From Scratch - Dev Leader Weekly 57
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the basic building blocks for building a Web API in DotNet!
- 08/10/2024
- 13 minute read
Go Straight To The Source For Promotions - Dev Leader Weekly 56
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss behavioral interview tips for software engineers!
- 08/03/2024
- 12 minute read
Practice Makes (Almost) Perfect: Behavioral Interviews - Dev Leader Weekly 55
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss behavioral interview tips for software engineers!
- 07/27/2024
- 19 minute read
Plugin Architectures in DotNet - Dev Leader Weekly 54
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I plugin architecture in DotNet based on a presentation I did in Dallas!
- 07/20/2024
- 13 minute read
CrowdStrike: Safe Deployment Practices - Dev Leader Weekly 53
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how situations like the CrowdStrike outage can reinforce our safe deployment practices.
- 07/13/2024
- 13 minute read
Happy Birthday, Dev Leader Weekly! - Dev Leader Weekly 52
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the first full year of Dev Leader Weekly and how content creation changed my life.
- 07/06/2024
- 14 minute read
Build vs Buy: The Age-old Dev Debate - Dev Leader Weekly 51
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss different scenarios where I built my own vs when companies decide to build vs buy.
- 06/29/2024
- 14 minute read
How To Reflect: My Mid-Year Retrospective - Dev Leader Weekly 50
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss my mid-year retrospective and how retrospectives can help YOU!
- 06/22/2024
- 9 minute read
Actionable Code Review Culture Tips - Dev Leader Weekly 49
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss various actionable code review culture tips!
- 06/15/2024
- 14 minute read
AI Do's and Don'ts For Developers - Dev Leader Weekly 48
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss ways you can leverage AI as a developer and things to avoid too!
- 06/08/2024
- 10 minute read
Stop Being Unkind To Yourself - Dev Leader Weekly 47
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss why it's important to be kind to yourself as a software engineer looking to improve.
- 06/01/2024
- 12 minute read
A Letter To Junior Developers - Dev Leader Weekly 46
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss focus areas for junior developers to consider for becoming more effective.
- 05/25/2024
- 13 minute read
Feedback is Deeper Than You Think - Dev Leader Weekly 45
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss why feedback is important at all levels of engineering AND how it works two ways.
- 05/18/2024
- 12 minute read
Developer Burnout - Dev Leader Weekly 44
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss developer burnout and what you can do about it in your career!
- 05/11/2024
- 9 minute read
Imposter Syndrome and YOU - Dev Leader Weekly 43
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss imposter syndrome and how it affects you as a software engineer.
- 05/04/2024
- 12 minute read
The Best Software Engineers Are Replaceable - Dev Leader Weekly 42
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the idea of the best software engineers being replaceable but indispensable.
- 04/27/2024
- 12 minute read
How Much Math Do You Need To Program? - Dev Leader Weekly 41
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I answer the question of how much math do you need to program -- with help from Twitter.
- 04/20/2024
- 6 minute read
Creating API Gateways in Zuplo - Dev Leader Weekly 40
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue sponsored by Zuplo, I share how I'm putting an API gateway in front of my ASCII art API!
- 04/13/2024
- 13 minute read
5 Things I've Changed My Mind About - Dev Leader Weekly 39
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I share with you 5 things I've changed my mind about in my career!
- 04/06/2024
- 13 minute read
Ready, Set... Engineer! - Dev Leader Weekly 38
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the third of a 3-part series with a focus on actions once you start working!
- 03/30/2024
- 15 minute read
Actionable Interview Tips - Dev Leader Weekly 37
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the second of a 3-part series with a focus on actionable interview tips!
- 03/23/2024
- 14 minute read
Apply, Interview, Solve Problems - Dev Leader Weekly 36
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss the first of a 3-part series with a focus on getting visibility when applying for jobs.
- 03/16/2024
- 12 minute read
HELP! I Have A New Manager! - Dev Leader Weekly 35
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I share things to focus on and actions you can take when you have a new manager on your team.
- 03/09/2024
- 13 minute read
Actionable Advice For YOU From My Management Journey - Dev Leader Weekly 34
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I share actionable advice for software engineers based on my own management journey.
- 03/02/2024
- 13 minute read
Applying Growth Mindset to Learning Rust - Dev Leader Weekly 33
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss how I intend to apply a Growth Mindset to learning Rust to support my team.
- 02/24/2024
- 13 minute read
Mid-Level To Senior Engineer - Dev Leader Weekly 32
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss my experience as an engineering manager and engineers going from mid to senior engineer.
- 02/17/2024
- 13 minute read
Sunk Cost Fallacy & How To Be Unsinkable - Dev Leader Weekly 31
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I dive into the sunk cost fallacy, how it affected me, and how it may affect you!
- 02/10/2024
- 12 minute read
Entity Framework Core in Blazor - Dev Leader Weekly 30
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I dive into how we can use entity framework core in our Blazor application!
- 02/03/2024
- 10 minute read
Combining Blazor Plugins With Quartz Jobs - Dev Leader Weekly 29
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I dive into how I modified the Blazor plugins we created to work with Quartz for job scheduling!
- 01/27/2024
- 6 minute read
EPIC dotUltimate Give Away - Dev Leader Weekly 28
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, we celebrate the winner of the dotUltimate license and talk about collaboration killers.
- 01/20/2024
- 13 minute read
Blazor App Spike! - Dev Leader Weekly 27
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, we'll look at doing a spike of our Blazor web application!
- 01/13/2024
- 10 minute read
Build a Blazor Web App! - Dev Leader Weekly 26
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, we'll continue to explore iterators and moving to a paging approach in C#!
- 01/06/2024
- 10 minute read
Take Control of Career Progression - Dev Leader Weekly 25
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, we'll continue to explore iterators and moving to a paging approach in C#!
- 12/30/2023
- 12 minute read
A Journey From Iterators to Paging - Dev Leader Weekly 24
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, we'll continue to explore iterators and moving to a paging approach in C#!
- 12/23/2023
- 15 minute read
Love-Hate Relationship With Iterators - Dev Leader Weekly 23
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue I'll dive into IEnumerable and iterators. Buckle up for this one!
- 12/16/2023
- 14 minute read
Documentation Wasteland - Dev Leader Weekly 22
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue I'll dive into software engineering documentation and my approach!
- 12/09/2023
- 14 minute read
Bug After Bug After Bug - Dev Leader Weekly 21
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue I'll dive into situation that resulted a series of bugs and how I navigated them.
- 12/02/2023
- 7 minute read
Unit Testing VS Functional Testing - Dev Leader Weekly 20
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue I'll dive into comparing unit testing vs functional testing!
- 11/25/2023
- 18 minute read
How To Approach Refactoring And Tech Debt - Dev Leader Weekly 19
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue we'll look at refactoring and how to effectively prioritize tech debt.
- 11/18/2023
- 12 minute read
How Many Promotions Until Principal? - Dev Leader Weekly 18
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue we'll look at my career journey and number of promos to be at principal level.
- 11/11/2023
- 11 minute read
Getting Time For What's Important - Dev Leader Weekly 17
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue we'll look managing your competing work streams and your calendar!
- 11/04/2023
- 9 minute read
You're Using Enums Wrong - Dev Leader Weekly 16
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue we'll look at Enums and why you're probably using them wrong!
- 10/28/2023
- 19 minute read
Vertical Slice Template - Dev Leader Weekly 15
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! We'll dive into a sample project you can download to use as a vertical slice template!
- 10/21/2023
- 20 minute read
Blazor Unit Testing - Dev Leader Weekly 14
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! We'll dive into Blazor unit testing in this issue, including how to use xunit and bunit for our tests!
- 10/07/2023
- 11 minute read
Exceptions Galore! - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 12
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, I share useful resources with a couple of videos focused on exceptions in C#! Thank you for supporting! Check it out!
- 09/30/2023
- 10 minute read
Full Spectrum Assorted Content - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 11
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, I share a full spectrum of assorted content for all levels! Check out this issue for a nice variety!
- 09/23/2023
- 10 minute read
Travel to the Office - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 10
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, I mention my travel to the office which slowed me down a bit. Still plenty of software engineering topics!
- 09/16/2023
- 10 minute read
Plugins and Blazor - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 9
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, we have Blazor and plugin architecture taking the spotlight!
- 09/09/2023
- 10 minute read
Extensibility and Flexibility - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 8
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, we have plugin architecture topics being introduced along side beginner programmer resources! So much C# and dotnet!
- 09/02/2023
- 9 minute read
TONS of Beginner Resources - Dev Leader Weekly #7
In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, there are tons of beginner resources to highlight. Keep in mind - seniors can learn from these topics as well for coaching!
- 08/26/2023
- 9 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 6
In Dev Leader Weekly, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.
- 08/19/2023
- 8 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 5
In Dev Leader Weekly, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.
- 08/12/2023
- 7 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 4
In Dev Leader Weekly, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.
- 08/05/2023
- 7 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 3
In Dev Leader Weekly, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.
- 07/29/2023
- 6 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 2
In Dev Leader Weekly, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.
- 07/22/2023
- 4 minute read
Dev Leader Weekly Issue 1
In this newsletter, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight some content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.