Writing
Operating notes from the portfolio. Published when there's something true to say.
2022-01 Inclusive Language Updates ↗ How Remind's Sustaining Engineering team retired exclusionary terminology across 59 services (master → main, master/slave → writer/reader, whitelist/blacklist → allowlist/blocklist) without breaking production. Remind Engineering 2020-09 4 Steps to Answer Technical Questions with Zest ↗ A four part framework for fielding technical questions in the classroom (safety, encouragement, an honest "I don't know," and feedback) so students stay curious instead of recoiling. Medium 2019-03 Putting Failure to Work ↗ Reframing failure as the engine of growth, from repeating a module at Turing to the loop of trying and failing that sits at the center of writing software. Turing School 2019-02 Everything Turing School Gave Me ↗ A short reflection on what a career change coding program gave back (purpose, community, and craft), and the ethos of giving to get that sustains it. Turing School