Today Ashwin Learned

# 2023 Sep

# 09/02

(date approximated)

# Posts read

https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/do-not-end-the-week-with-nothing

  • Worth reading the summary below:
  • open source, code in public
  • have something to show, prefer places that lets you do something in public
  • build on your capital (non-work capital)

https://www.kalzumeus.com/2009/10/04/work-smarter-not-harder/

  • Repeats well-known self-help advice, if you've read an article on "working smarter", likely no need to read this.
  • Calculate value of your time, and outsource/delegate when possible.
  • work on important things (strategy)
  • automate things

# 09/11

# Posts read

https://renegadeotter.com/2023/07/26/i-am-not-your-cloud-person.html

  • Short read but not very insightful
  • Talks about how the software engineer role is too broad and "full-stack engineer" now is just a myth
  • Talks about how software engineers now cannot know everything and how software is not built frugally anymore.

# 09/14

# Posts read

https://noidea.dog/glue

  • Useful if you're struggling to get promoted/recognized at work
  • Talks about glue work, and highlights some biases around it
  • Gives some tips on how to get promoted (do what the company wants, create a story that highlights the work you're doing, align with your manager, create a plan & follow up)
  • Personal note: Interestingly some companies can lean too much to either following the defined promotion process (not recognizing glue work at all, and thus suffering) while others may recognize glue work too much (well-defined tasks do not get done)

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