Articles by Tag #softskills
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Don't Be (just) a developer: 6 "Soft" skills that actually define your career
Your code might be perfect. Fine. But your career will fail if you only know how to code. The real...
How I Passed My First Senior Backend Interview (Go) Using Educative
+ exact courses I followed) For most of my career I’ve been a “solid mid-level backend...
Systems, Leadership, and the Power of 'We'
From noSQL at Yahoo to Modern System Administration, the biggest lesson I've learned is that we can only solve hard problems when we build a foundation of empathy and reliability. The strength of our systems depends entirely on the strength of our 'We'.
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🧠 [Memory Leak] Why I Felt Stupid at 2 PM: Debugging My Brain's RAM
The Situation. It’s 2:30 PM. I’m staring at my IDE. The method is written. I just need to add a...
I was a "10x Engineer" but a 1x Leader: Why I stopped optimizing code to save my career
The "Perfect" Code Trap For the first 5 years of my career, I was deep in the trenches. I was a C++...
The 'Blank Screen' Nightmare: How to Debug Your Brain When You Get Stuck
Panic is the mind-killer. Learn the psychological and tactical strategies to overcome anxiety, unblock your thoughts, and salvage a coding intervie...
The importance of soft skills for Tech Lead
The standard career path for an engineer usually leads to the role of tech lead, but this promotion...
Asynchronous Warfare: How to Deliver When The Org Won't Cooperate (Part 4)
Your Commando Unit moves fast, but the rest of the company is stuck in mud. Here is how to decouple from slow dependencies using CDCs, ACLs, and Weaponized Economics.
How to Explain Your Thought Process During Coding Interviews (Without Sounding Robotic)
Interviewers don't just want to see you solve the problem—they want to understand how you think. Learn how to communicate naturally during coding i...
The Art of Thinking Aloud: The Skill That Passes Interviews
Perfect code can still fail. Learn the 'Think Aloud Protocol' to communicate logic, handle dead ends, and turn interviewers into allies.
How to Explain Your Code While Writing It in an Interview
Silence is a red flag. Learn the 'Talk-Write-Talk' rhythm to keep your interviewer engaged without losing your train of thought.
20 Rules for Becoming THAT Manager (From a Principal Engineer’s Perspective)
Table of Contents Introduction Instead Let's Dive Straight Into the Topic Becoming a...
TIL in the Age of Generative AI: Writing with a Focus on Soft Skills
Summary TIL (Today I Learned) seems redundant in the age of generative...
Examples of Soft Skills Engineering
I recently wrote about Soft Skills Engineering, which I will refer to as SSE. In this article, I'm...
The 'Hidden' Behavioral Questions That Fail 40% of Candidates (And How to Answer Them)
You crushed the coding round. You optimized the DP solution. Then you failed the onsite because you couldn't explain a conflict with a coworker. He...
Behavioral Interviews Decoded: Why Your Code Works But You Still Failed
You crushed the LeetCode Hard, but the rejection email still came. Why? You likely failed the 'Soft Skills' check. Master the STAR method and learn...
Soft Skills Engineering
It's not software engineering. It's soft skills engineering. Background Soft...
How to Explain LeetCode Solutions in Plain English for Interview Success
Got the code right but struggled to explain your approach? Learn the exact framework for translating algorithms into clear, confident verbal explan...
How to Explain Your LeetCode Solution Out Loud During Coding Interviews
Silence during interviews signals struggle. Learn the structured framework for verbalizing your thought process, from problem clarification to solu...
I Classified the Soft Skills I've Posted So Far
Summary Categorizing 40 past articles on soft skills The classification relied on...
Calm under Pressure
😎 The calmest dev on the team usually wins. Chaos happens—how you respond is what gets you...
3 Soft Skills That Are More Important Than Coding for Developers
Hey there, fellow developers! Rhythm Saha here, founder of NovexiQ and a fullstack developer always...
Difficulties of Being Neurodivergent (and/or Chronically Ill) at a Conference
[Thanks to Sarah Matta for the photo which is of me as I begin a Lightning Talk at Haystack. See...
Unlock Your Voice: 5 TED-Style Communication Techniques for Beg
Now that your voice is warmed up, let’s explore strategies used by top speakers, especially in TED...
Специализирай в програмирането за максимален успех!
(Първо публикувано на Jun 6, 2021) Това е едно нещо, което за щастие научих рано и според мен е...
Стани част от ОБЩНОСТТА на софтуерните инженери, за да ти е по-лесно!
(Първо публикувано на May 30, 2021) Знам, че много хора не харесват програмирането и не се...
Refactoring Legacy Code in the Human OS: Why Developers Need a Different Kind of Debugger
Fellow engineers & architects, We are experts at managing state, optimizing loops, and...
The Power of the Duo: Why Strategic Partnerships are the Secret to Resilient Teams
In the modern workplace, we most often focus on reducing the bus factor, but one-on-one...
Questions to Ask Before Coding in an Interview: The Senior Engineer's Checklist
Silence is a red flag. The first 5 minutes of an interview determine if you are a 'Code Monkey' or an Engineer. Use this checklist to clarify ambig...
Прави повече презентации по програмиране!
(Първо публикувано на Jan 9, 2022) Сега осъзнавам, че правенето на презентации е един доста...