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23
Dec
Tyler's 2021 Goals (Revisited)

Tyler's 2021 Goals (Revisited)

This time of year, I try to look back and reflect on my goals from the last year and set
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21
Sep
4 Problems with Software Interviews

4 Problems with Software Interviews

Earlier this week I posted a tweet [https://twitter.com/airercode500/status/1439675990574202880?s=20] about my frustrations with software
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24
Aug
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My road to becoming a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

I started my vacation last week with some awesome news: I got a promotion! In September I'll officially
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01
Jun

What are pure functions?

If you've started to learn React or Redux recently you've probably heard of pure functions. In
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31
May
What I learned as a mentor for Microsoft's Neurodiversity Hiring Program

What I learned as a mentor for Microsoft's Neurodiversity Hiring Program

I'm a firm believer that all mentor/mentee relationships should be bidirectional. As good as it makes me feel to help someone along in the early parts of their career, I learn a lot about technology & leadership by forming connections with people I'd otherwise probably never meet.
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23
Apr
3 Ways Event Storming Helps Build Enterprise Software

3 Ways Event Storming Helps Build Enterprise Software

In the last few months my organization has made move towards describing our problem space using Domain Driven Design. We
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30
Jan
How 'water batteries' could make solar power more practical at scale

How 'water batteries' could make solar power more practical at scale

As I was wandering around the grocery store chatting with my friend Micah the other day, she started explaining this
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10
Jan
Digital First Design: Engineering Without Whiteboards

Digital First Design: Engineering Without Whiteboards

My main interest in this paradigm isn't necessarily around pandemic working conditions, but what a hybrid working model is going to look like for the folks who continue remote work as some of their peers return to the office.
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04
Jan
The 4 States of Engineering Teams

The 4 States of Engineering Teams

As I make my way through An Elegant Puzzle [https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/an-elegant-puzzle-book-review/] I'm going to be
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31
Dec
Tyler's 2021 Goals

Tyler's 2021 Goals

Given that I just spent the last hour or so reflecting on my last year of goals, I want to
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