Favorite Quotes

"you're not sure why it works, you won't know why it fails."By The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you."How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders

"you couldn’t be an effective long-term leader until you learn how to follow."Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track

"You know your own brain: do whatever makes you smart."—The Staff Engineer's Path

"your colleagues won’t learn as much if you only delegate the work after you’ve turned it into “beautifully packaged, cleanly wrapped gifts.” If you instead give them “a messy, unscoped project with a bit of a safety net,” they’ll get a chance to hone their problem-solving abilities, build their own support system, and stretch their skill set. A messy project is a learning opportunity that’s hard to get otherwise."—The Staff Engineer's Path