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Johne Vang

Johne Vang

A Guide to Creating an Effective Onboarding Doc

A Guide to Creating an Effective Onboarding Doc

In my seven years of joining multiple teams, I have experienced painful new engineer experiences, such as joining with minimal guidance, attending long onboarding meetings, going through outdated onboarding documentation, and suffering from productivity issues for weeks. A poor onboarding experience can affect productivity, cause unnecessary stress, and lead to
Johne Vang Nov 25, 2024
How to Have Remote 1:1s

How to Have Remote 1:1s

As a Software Engineer for 7 years, I have joined new teams 5 different times. In that process, I learned the importance of talking to my new teammates in the critical 2 weeks of joining a team. As the new person, you can get away with asking many questions. I
Johne Vang Jul 23, 2024
How To Join a New Team and Learn the Codebase

How To Join a New Team and Learn the Codebase

During my seven-year software engineering career, I've onboarded into five new companies. That means I've frequently had to dive into a codebase and become productive. Here are my reflections on how I could learn a new codebase much faster. When I joined a new team, I
Johne Vang Jul 10, 2024

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