curtiseinsmann.hashnode.devHow to nitpick on code reviews with empathyYou're reviewing a Pull Request. You see a variable that should be renamed. Or a comment that should be rephrased. Or some if/else logic that could be a guard clause. Should you comment on the PR, or let it go? My answer: in most cases, yes, you shou...Nov 29, 2022·3 min read
curtiseinsmann.hashnode.devCode reviews? What about pair programming, and trunk-based development?I post about code reviews often. For example: how to review pull requests, how to author pull requests, and how to force multiply your code review process. Often, I get feedback like this: "We should forget about pull requests, embrace pair programm...Aug 26, 2022·7 min read
curtiseinsmann.hashnode.devThe $13,000 launch of my code review courseSeveral months ago I launched my first info product, a video course called Master the Code Review. I built it from scratch, on my own, and from my own ideas. So far it's done over $23K in revenue, with $13K in the first month. I'm not writing this t...Jun 23, 2022·11 min read
curtiseinsmann.hashnode.devCode reviews intimidated me. So I built a course to help developers master them.Last month I launched my first ever video course. It's done $17K in revenue, and it's helped over 500 developers Master the Code Review. But I didn't build it for them — I built it for the me of the past. What follows is my story of how this idea cam...Mar 31, 2022·5 min read
curtiseinsmann.hashnode.devFrom an ex-Amazon team lead: 5 mistakes I made as a junior software engineerI was a software development engineer at Amazon Web Services for 6 years. I started as an intern. I grew to be a team lead for various teams and projects. During my time at AWS, I directly mentored over a dozen junior software engineers. I indirectly...Mar 24, 2022·4 min read