Alaina Kafkes articles - 8 total
Exploring the Linguistics Behind Regular Expressions
How a linguistic breakthrough ended up in code
Rejection & Revision: On Improving Conference Proposals
When rejection strikes, don't be discouraged – follow these action items to revise your conference proposal.
What do you talk about during your one-on-one meetings with your engineering (or other) manager?
As much as I love chatting with my manager, sometimes I worry that I walk into our weekly one-on-ones...
Tackling Technical Writing
Takeaways from a year of typing up technical blog posts
The Goldilocks Contribution: How can someone find open source issues that challenge them just the right amount?
In open source, how can someone find their Goldilocks issue — one that stretches their skillset jus...
Demystifying Dynamic Programming
How to construct & code dynamic programming algorithms
How can someone prepare for their first full-time software engineering job?
Alternatively: what do you expect from new grad/junior software engineers that ...
On Literature and Linked Lists
Why software engineers should read more than just Cracking the Coding Interview