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Meet Margaret Hamilton, the Badass '60s Programmer Who Saved the Moon Landing 5 minutes read.
What an inspiring story about Margaret Hamilton! Loved this one: "Being a baller, she anticipated this kind of problem and made the Apollo operating system robust against it... when the overloads came up, this feature allowed the computer to drop low-priority tasks" -- This post reminded me that building robust systems, as a software engineer in the cloud era, becomes more and more imperative as a skill to master. These stories, in such high-risk systems, always set the right perspective we all need from time to time.
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On Leadership. Fatherhood. And Managing Different Personalities 6 minutes read.
As a relatively new father to my baby boy Ethan, this post by Mark really stroke a chord with me. The ability to influence others without using your authority is a real struggle for most of us. I know it is for me. Authenticity can take you a long way, I believe, so don't be afraid to show your weaknesses and ask for help. Use your strengths and honest desire to help others to guide your path. Lastly, I'm a big believer in setting very explicit expectations with others, while trying to explain my thought process. It's not a bullet proof solution, but it's an important step forward in building trust and being transparent.
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Zugzwang and the Art of Admitting Mistakes 3 minutes read.
This one is a great advice by Rich Armstrong, on how to avoid making a commitment to soon in the conversation with a customer. Short and important to remember, even when working internally with other engineers who'd see a buggy behavior in the code as the least of both evils.
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