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Insights from a career switcher who's helped 100s transition into engineering

Insights from a career switcher who's helped 100s transition into engineering

I interviewed Brian Jenney, an engineer who learned to code at age 30 after leaving behind a difficult past of addiction. Since making the career change, he's been a Senior Engineer and manager at several companies large and small (e.g. Clorox). Over the past 3 years, Brian

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

The Fundamentals of Data Engineering - Preface + Chapter 1: Data Engineering Described

The Fundamentals of Data Engineering - Preface + Chapter 1: Data Engineering Described

This post summarizes the beginning of the book “Fundamentals of Data Engineering” by Joe Reis and Matt Housley. I recently delivered a talk on this info via Taro. The talk for Chapter 2 is happening on February 18. Looking forward to seeing you there! Without further ado, let’s get

How I Became A Tech Lead And What I Learned Along The Way

How I Became A Tech Lead And What I Learned Along The Way

If I tell you how I became a tech lead you’re going to laugh. You see, I became a tech lead first in my head, and later in reality. There I was, a fresh Eng 2 who just came back from a leadership training for which my manager at

Welcoming Kenzie Alumni To Taro

Welcoming Kenzie Alumni To Taro

Today, we're announcing a partnership with Kenzie Academy from Southern New Hampshire University to empower alumni from the coding program to dramatically accelerate their career growth with Taro. Kenzie is a leading bootcamp with tech certificate programs in software engineering, web development, and other areas. Kenzie is very

Level Up Your Learning And Collaboration As An Engineer With Loom

Level Up Your Learning And Collaboration As An Engineer With Loom

In this new era of remote work, it's more important than ever to collaborative effectively. Here's how Loom can help you achieve that.

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Tips for Junior Software Engineers to Effectively Ask Questions

Learn how to get the support you need as a software engineer while also boosting your reputation.