Posts with #career

From Athlete to Engineer: Lessons I Carry Into Coding

I spent over 15 years as a professional hockey player before becoming a software engineer. The lessons I carried from the ice to the codebase continue to shape how I write code, work with teams, and grow my career.

Interviews as Win/Win or No Deal

The world teaches us to see interviews as win/lose. But in reality, they're about alignment. If both sides don't win, it's no deal, and that's a good thing

What I Wish I Knew When Learning Frontend: A Practical Framework to Navigate the Journey

A roadmap for learning frontend effectively: define clear goals, break learning into measurable steps, build projects, and get feedback early.

Managing Time as a Senior Engineer: What Actually Works for Me

Senior engineers are constantly pulled in different directions. Here's how I manage my time to stay focused on high-impact work, support my team, and avoid drowning in distractions.

Frontend Security: A Practical Guide

Frontend developers are often the first line of defence against cyberattacks. Here's a practical guide to the most common threats and how to prevent them

How To Actually Test Your Frontend Code

Writing tests on the frontend that matter is hard. What exactly to test can feel a bit mysterious and can lead to bad practices of either test the wrong things or testing less critical stuff on the page

Why I Stopped Obsessing Over 100% Unit Test Coverage

Our CI pipelines required 100% coverage. Here's how it backfired and what I now focus on instead.