--- title: "AZ - Austin Zhao (@austinzhao92) | Hashnode" description: "Software Developer @Google. Read the latest articles by AZ - Austin Zhao on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@austinzhao92" --- @austinzhao92 # AZ - Austin Zhao @austinzhao92 · Toronto, Canada · Joined August 2021 Software Developer @Google [Website](https://rddevlife.com/) ### [How to Better Use Group Chat or Slack for Practices](https://rddevlife.com/how-to-better-use-group-chat-or-slack-for-practices?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Clear then efficient communication is the precondition for us developers to understand and solve problems. We will see different ways of communication applied in the workspace, like meeting, face-to-face chat, phone calls, emails, and text messages. ... 4 min read · [rddevlife.com](https://rddevlife.com/how-to-better-use-group-chat-or-slack-for-practices?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Feb 18, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-better-use-group-chat-or-slack-for-practices/620f1411d589905b412917be) ### [2 Fact and 1 Lie – About Me](https://rddevlife.com/2-fact-and-1-lie-about-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This is a game question. Perhaps you also met it when you onboarded a new team or just an ice breaker for meeting new people. I think no doubt everyone could pause for a while to search in our life logs to find some content for this question which we... 3 min read · [rddevlife.com](https://rddevlife.com/2-fact-and-1-lie-about-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Feb 16, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/2-fact-and-1-lie-about-me/620c7cbd7cf10d2765e28eca) ### [How Do I Use Notion for a Developer Life](https://rddevlife.com/how-do-i-use-notion-for-a-developer-life?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Among the apps I used most in the last year, Notion should be the most impressive one. Not just by its "comfortable" UI (this is true.. I just feel comfortable using it and writing more), but also a bunch of templates offering an organized way to do ... 3 min read · [rddevlife.com](https://rddevlife.com/how-do-i-use-notion-for-a-developer-life?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-do-i-use-notion-for-a-developer-life/61e78bf60204273bdcb10145) ### [How to Overcome the "Engineer's Shy" and Why Should We](https://rddevlife.com/how-to-overcome-the-engineers-shy-and-why-should-we?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Sry for my inaccurate expression — Engineer's Shy. I guess there should be a better expression to describe this scene. As an engineer spending most of my time "talking to computer" by code, I often have difficulty speaking out my ideas, especially in... 3 min read · [rddevlife.com](https://rddevlife.com/how-to-overcome-the-engineers-shy-and-why-should-we?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 11, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-overcome-the-engineers-shy-and-why-should-we/61dd017db0c3ca3df9b4a94f) ### [What Do I Expect for 2022 as a Developer](https://rddevlife.com/what-do-i-expect-for-2022-as-a-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Time flies. I didn't expect that I could work from home for the whole past 2021. While I spent most of my time in my "cell" room in the building, I have two desks set up with laptops for working and personal usage. So I switched between them for the ... 3 min read · [rddevlife.com](https://rddevlife.com/what-do-i-expect-for-2022-as-a-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 5, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-do-i-expect-for-2022-as-a-developer/61d5077946e56e75ab374de6)