Issue #1 - Responsibility
Hi folks, and welcome to the first issue of Code, Content, and Career. My goal for this is to cover each of these areas each issue in some way or another and help you make positive steps in your career...
View ArticleIssue 2 - Impact
Happy February, everyone. This month's issue comes to you a little later than I'd hoped due to some technical reasons on my end. But I hope you find it worth the wait.This issue is about putting your...
View ArticleIssue 3 - Advice About Advice, Pitching Your Ideas, and Code Comments
Hello friends. The March edition comes to you much later than usual because on March 15th, I left my role at DigitalOcean, and on March 21st, I started a new role as Director of Education at...
View ArticleIssue 4 - Growing "Soft" Skills and Empowering Learners
Happy April, friends. I hope it's been good to you all. The new job is taking up a lot of time and mental energy, and I've been dealing with some personal family things this month, but I'm excited to...
View ArticleIssue 5 - Quick wins and feedback
Hey friends. It's the last day of May here in the US, so technically, this still counts as the May issue. Things have been hectic on the personal side, but I still had a couple of thoughts around...
View ArticleIssue 6 - Moving on and thinking outside of your world
Hi friends. Once again, I’m putting out the monthly issue at the very end of the month, but I’m excited to share a couple of things with you in this issue. First, you’ll find my advice on when it’s...
View ArticleIssue 7 - Stories, Fences, and Doing instead of Learning
Happy Summer, folks. I'm excited to share this issue with you because it covers three areas I think are important for career development and growth. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think.Let's...
View ArticleIssue 8 - Marketing, Bat, and Résumé Polish
Ah, late August. In Wisconsin, it's the time of year when kids are gearing up to head back to school, football is gearing up, and the realization that the weather is about to start getting...
View ArticleIssue 9 - Warning Signs, Inclusive Content, and Leaving Notes in Git
Hi friends!It’s Fall in the United States, and here in Wisconsin, the leaves are changing color and falling from the trees. The air is drier and colder, and it’s almost hockey season. It’s also the end...
View ArticleIssue 10 - Rethinking Learning Styles and Understanding Rejection
Hey friends. I'm excited to share this October issue with you because it covers a topic I've been thinking about for most of the year, and I'm ready to start discussing it more widely. In this issue, I...
View ArticleIssue 11 - Finding Fit with a Potential Team, Testing APIs from the CLI, and...
Hi friends.In this issue, you'll find some questions you can ask your potential teammates to see what the team culture is like so you can make a better decision when interviewing. You'll also explore a...
View ArticleIssue 12 - Finding Work, Freeing Up Disk Space, and Rethinking First-Person...
It's the last issue of 2022, and it's been quite a ride. But rather than do the usual "look back at the year," I'm bringing you three fresh articles in this last issue, and I hope they're helpful....
View ArticleIssue 13 - Diagrams as Code and a Model for Self-Evaluations
We’re one month into the new year, and for many, that means annual review time. I’m preparing for it myself, writing my self-evaluation, an evaluation for my manager, and evaluations for the team I...
View ArticleIssue 14 - Interviewing When You Like Your Job, Enforcing Style, and a...
Hi friends. February draws to a close, and it’s been a busy month. A couple of weeks ago, my former team was laid off, and since then, I’ve been networking with folks to help these fantastic educators...
View ArticleIssue 15 - Using ChatGPT to Work Faster and A New Way to Transfer Files.
Happy Spring! Some folks are closing out the first quarter of 2023, and others are wrapping up their taxes. But many are talking about ChatGPT. I’ve got a lot of opinions myself, but in this issue, I’m...
View ArticleIssue 16 - The Compensation Edition
The end of April is always an interesting time for me. I often spend the first part of my year figuring out the priorities and goals for the year while also preparing for income tax payments. Usually,...
View ArticleIssue 17 - Going Against the Grain, and a Tiny CSS Library
Hi friends. It’s May, and I’m thinking back to my teaching years, watching my students graduate and move on to start their careers. I remember how hard it was for many of them as they competed for a...
View ArticleIssue 18 - Campbell's Law and Careful Measures, Concise Interviewing, and...
If someone's ever told you that you need to get to the point faster or that your answers are too shallow, this newsletter issue is for you. In this issue, you'll see how to give concise answers that...
View ArticleIssue 19 - Adult Learning Theory and Understanding Promotions.
Hi friends. This month's issue will be slightly shorter than others; I spent the last couple of weeks under the weather, so I've been catching up on many fronts, but I still wanted to get a couple of...
View ArticleIssue 20 - Preparing to Work, Editing Commands, and Keeping Learners Engaged
Hello, friends!In this issue, you'll see three things that can help you work smarter and faster. First, you'll see how you can get ready to do the work you need to do each day by explicitly setting...
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