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🚩 Always negotiate your deadlines! (How to gain trust and prevent working overtime)
Successful engineers know how to negotiate within the constraints of the project management triangle: adjust the project scope, optimize the timeline…
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Fran Soto
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August 2024

✋ My 5-step process to debug any issue (I am faster than anyone else)
This post introduces a systematic method to tackle software bugs by leveraging proven techniques, just like a researcher would. This is how to become…
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Fran Soto
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🕹️ Stop trading life for work today (find balance in the long term)
There's no one-size-fits-all solution. Understanding your work style, without being too rigid, will make things bearable without making sacrifices along…
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Fran Soto
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Ask First, Code Later: The single, most important question
Question project requirements rather than blindly implementing them. By asking "why" and engaging in early discussions, developers can find the true…
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Fran Soto
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July 2024

Get control of the interaction
Shift from a request-response dynamic to a collaborative approach. Instead of bearing all the responsibility, establish a plan where both parties…
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Fran Soto
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6 proven ways to ask better questions
6 practical tips to enhance your questioning skills within a team setting.
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Fran Soto
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June 2024

How Indexing Information Can Make You a Better Engineer
Switching to a new team as an engineer can be challenging, especially when it comes to finding the information needed to be productive. Rather than…
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Fran Soto
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How to plan your growth
Balancing life is essential, but striving for balance can sometimes lead to mediocrity. This article explores the debate between maintaining a balanced…
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Fran Soto
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🔊 Why you should attend a software engineering conference
Without feeling guilty for the productivity loss of a few days without coding.
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Fran Soto
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My strategy to deliver more results
Focusing on the actual delivery and not the illusion of being busy
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Fran Soto
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May 2024

5 reasons to have someone leading a project
Without creating a knowledge silo and alienating your team
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Fran Soto
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An engineer’s guide to unlimited motivation in a corporate job
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucio Bullshit. No matter what you do for a living, it will have parts…
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Fran Soto
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