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Month: July 2018

Less Work, More Impact


Habits die hard It is hard to focus in a fast-paced work environment: there can be live-site incidents out of the blue; bugs to fix and meetings to attend. I have always struggled with coping with incessant demands and distractions; the urge to drop whatever I am doing and hop on the next fire is hard … Continue reading Less Work, More Impact →

AbdulFattaah Popoola Career, Tricks & Tips 1 Comment July 23, 2018October 9, 2021 3 Minutes

Three high-impact non-coding tasks for software engineers


There is more to software development than writing code. This post describes three of the most oft-repeated tasks I have been asked over the years. These are not strictly programming tasks but help magnify the impact.

AbdulFattaah Popoola Career, Musings 9 Comments July 16, 2018October 9, 2021 3 Minutes

Do you want to sleep well at night?


Do you want to sleep well at night?

AbdulFattaah Popoola Best Practices, Career 4 Comments July 12, 2018August 19, 2021 1 Minute

What you should do before you start reforms


What do you do when you run into code that apparently serves no purpose? Do you immediately expunge the code? Also, what do you do if you have to follow some organizational process that appears to make no sense? Do you just eliminate the process?

AbdulFattaah Popoola Career, Musings 4 Comments July 9, 2018October 9, 2021 3 Minutes

Why you should step out of your comfort zone


Late in 2016, I made a conscious decision to become a full stack engineer. It was a tough decision for me because it meant a career reset and came with some risk. I would also have to learn a lot and fast too to be an effective contributor.

AbdulFattaah Popoola Career 2 Comments July 2, 2018October 9, 2021 2 Minutes

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