Ryan Latta articles - 71 total
You’re Agile, Now What?
Let’s face it: agile conquered the world of software development. Often, though, I find people are...
When Abandoning Code Reviews Leads to Better Results
The first time I was on a team that abandoned pull-requests and code reviews was back in 2011. I...
Working in Public: Experiment in Failed Marketing
Tomorrow I’ll formally close on an experiment that I’m willing to call a failure a bit early. Why...
What Recruiters Don’t Tell You
At some point, you’ll get a message from an external recruiter. Maybe it’ll be clever and have some...
Does Continuous Improvement and Delivery Make You Agile?
I try not to get involved in arguments — but when a debate started in the Dev Interrupted Discord...
4 Reasons You Didn’t Get The Job
Have you ever felt confused and depressed after realizing you aren’t going to get an offer from a...
Avoid These Resume Mistakes That Are Keeping You From Getting Interviewed
In this next article in my Six-Figure Resume series, I want to cover some myths and mistakes people...
How To Put Your Resume To Work And Get Interviewed and Promoted
In this last article in my Six-Figure Resume, I want to put all the pieces together into a process...
Build a Resume With This Successful Format
Now that we’ve covered the value of resumes and common mistakes that will prevent any resume from...
Building a Resume With No Dev Experience? No Problem!
Time to address one of the most common questions I get from my clients, “What if I don’t have...
Hey Devs, Your Portfolio Won’t Get You a Job, But Your Resume Will!
“It’s a six-figure piece of paper,” is what one of my clients said about their resume not too long...
Avoiding a Common Mistake Searching for Jobs
Maybe you’ve felt like you can’t quite find enough jobs that match your level and experience? Not...
When Flow-State is Dangerous
The bliss of flow is something countless other developers and I work hard to create every day. The...
One Tip to Make Feedback Less Terrible
Feedback is something that evokes a sort of love-hate dynamic for a lot of people. On the one hand,...
How I’m Creating an Online Class So You Can Too
For more than a few of us, 2020 put an idea firmly into our heads—having extra cash from a...
Behind the Scenes of a Technical Interview
I work with people in all stages of their careers, and it winds up that most people don’t give a lot...
Want to Get More Interviews?
Ever wondered why you don’t get an interview at some companies? The answer is that your resume wasn’t...
3 Alternatives to Saying, “I Don’t Know” In Interviews
You’ll inevitably hear some question that you don’t know the answer to during an interview. How you...
The Cold Interview
At some point, you’ll be interviewing at a company, and you can immediately tell that the interviewer...
When It Hurts Too Much, Leave
Today the company that produces Basecamp and Hey released an announcement to the world about how they...
Death to Code Reviews
One of the most common practices in software development is a code review. Yet, for many, it’s viewed...
Six Estimation Techniques
I was in the middle of a discussion with some folks about estimation. Few topics create a ruckus on...
Learning Under Pressure
It happens all too often that I’m working with teams that need to pick up a new set of tools while...
How to Estimate Anything Quickly
Estimating projects, huge ones, seems to be an activity that causes groans and protests. I understand...
Time To Go
It winds up for almost everyone that you’ll have more than one job in your career. This is especially...
Who Dropped the Ball?
There are times throughout my career where I’ve taken an extreme stance on my responsibility as a developer. Ironically this approach was rarely met with accolades until well after the moments passed. So here are some of those stories. As you read them, I invite you to ask yourself what your responsibility is as a professional?
A Brief Summary of Two Investing Books
The stock market is insanely confusing but it's where we wind up putting our retirement and maybe even make money, but after reading Common Sense Investing and the Elements of Investing, what are the big messages?
Youtube Resume Review #2: Value-Based Experience
Last week I published my first ever Youtube Video where I review developer's resumes and provide...
10 Minute Review of a Real Resume
A 10-minute review of a student's resume. I answer what I look for as a hiring manager, offer feedback around format, contents, and how to make the resume stand out even more.
I'll answer your career questions and review your resume
I'm learning to make some videos and online classes to support my book Land the Job. I'd like some...