What “Next Level” actually looks like

In one of my 1:1s, an engineer on my team asked, "I know we have the career ladder docs," he said, "but what does it really take to get to the next level? What's the actual difference?" It's a question I hear a lot, and I love it. It shows a desire to grow beyond … Continue reading What “Next Level” actually looks like →

The quite power of Pattern Matching

There’s something quietly shaping the way we work every day, but we rarely talk about it. It’s not a tool, a process, or a framework. It’s pattern matching. In programming, pattern matching is common in functional programming. It’s a clean and expressive way to work with data. Instead of writing a dozen nested if statements, … Continue reading The quite power of Pattern Matching →