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#22 Preparing for Tech Interviews, Part 1: Coding
Welcome to Part 1 of Preparing for Tech Interviews series, where I share insights and advice gathered from software engineers working at high-growth…
Feb 14
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#21 Best Way To Show Progress Is To Demo
Five Reasons To Why You Should Demo More Often
Feb 7
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January 2025
#20 Time To Use Ollama
By now you’ve heard last week’s news about the AI startup DeepSeek releasing its open-source model DeepSeek-R1, which outperforms OpenAI’s ChatGPT-o1…
Jan 31
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#19 How To Write Better Developer Docs
People who’ve worked with me before know that I’m a documentation enthusiast.
Jan 24
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Shehab Abdel-Salam
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#18 How I Set Up My Development Laptop
The PE is back! It’s been a while now, hope you all had a relaxing break. I’m excited for the new year and I have lots of new ideas to share with you…
Jan 17
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Shehab Abdel-Salam
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December 2024
#17 How To Work With Difficult Engineers
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Dec 20, 2024
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#16 Don't Surprise The Stakeholders
Sometimes when a project is kicked off and engineers are in deep focus, a critical issue comes up during development—a “warning signal” that the project…
Dec 13, 2024
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#15 How to Onboard Successfully as a Software Engineer
A few people have asked me what makes an onboarding successful for a new joiner on the team.
Dec 6, 2024
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November 2024
#14 Always Share What You Learn
A common piece of advice you’ll hear when preparing for interviews is to build an online portfolio.
Nov 29, 2024
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#13 What Three Years At Faculty Taught Me About Intrapreneurship
Back in 2021, I was working at Dell Technologies as part of a newly established team focused on researching and developing AI solutions.
Nov 22, 2024
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#12 Why Engineers Should Write
Writing is often an overlooked skill among software engineers because they’re usually focused on sharpening their technical chops.
Nov 15, 2024
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#11 Don't Snack Too Much At Work
Recently, I finished reading a book on leadership called Staff Engineer by Will Larson.
Nov 8, 2024
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