Posts with #mindset

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.

Performance Doesn't Matter Until It Works

Performance is only valuable once your code works, is correct, and is readable. Build in that order and only optimise where it matters.

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