02 / Notes from the workbench

Thinking out loud.

On software, the people who build it, and the things you only learn by doing.

The reading room

6 essays.
A few hard-earned lessons.

6 essays
Building Frontend Observability

Latest essay / 8 min read

Building Frontend Observability

A deep dive into building an o11y platform for frontend performance, errors, and user sessions - from MVP to production.

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Sep 15, 2023 / 3 min read

Estimates are complicated or engineers are naive?

Estimating software development tasks accurately has proven to be a challenging endeavour for engineers, leading to a historical pattern of overcommitment and under-delivery.

Estimates are complicated or engineers are naive?
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Jun 7, 2023 / 6 min read

Maximizing 1-on-1 meetings for career growth

Do you ever find yourself thinking, "My manager doesn't care about my growth, and our 1-on-1 meetings are a complete waste of time"? If so, you're not alone. But 1-on-1 meetings can be the most valuable mechanism to affect your career and ensure that your career is moving forward the way you want it to.

Maximizing 1-on-1 meetings for career growth
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Feb 5, 2023 / 3 min read

Pair Programming

Pair programming is something I miss too much. I moved from pairing with people for entire days to working alone.

Pair Programming
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Jan 1, 2023 / 17 min read

Frontend Performance Testing

You have been working hard to deliver all the features on the project, and suddenly one fine day company's slack goes off with messages like

Frontend Performance Testing