--- title: "Curtis Einsmann (@einsmanntech) | Hashnode" description: "Software engineer; solopreneur. Follow me on Twitter for more! Read the latest articles by Curtis Einsmann on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@einsmanntech" --- @einsmanntech # Curtis Einsmann @einsmanntech · VA, 🇺🇸 · Joined November 2020 Software engineer; solopreneur. Follow me on Twitter for more! ### [How to nitpick on code reviews with empathy](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) You'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... 3 min read · [curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [3](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy/63857aa798189fec5b7b9ed6) [Nov 29, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy/63857aa798189fec5b7b9ed6) ### [Code reviews? What about pair programming, and trunk-based development?](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/code-reviews-what-about-pair-programming-and-trunk-based-development?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 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... 7 min read · [curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/code-reviews-what-about-pair-programming-and-trunk-based-development?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/code-reviews-what-about-pair-programming-and-trunk-based-development/6308f3674d50fd71142c7a1d) [Aug 26, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/code-reviews-what-about-pair-programming-and-trunk-based-development/6308f3674d50fd71142c7a1d) ### [The $13,000 launch of my code review course](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/the-launch-of-my-code-review-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Several 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... 11 min read · [curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/the-launch-of-my-code-review-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [8](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-launch-of-my-code-review-course/62b4bfd0b86f939ac81b1242) [Jun 23, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-launch-of-my-code-review-course/62b4bfd0b86f939ac81b1242) ### [Code reviews intimidated me. So I built a course to help developers master them.](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/code-reviews-intimidated-me-so-i-built-a-course-to-help-developers-master-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) 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... 5 min read · [curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/code-reviews-intimidated-me-so-i-built-a-course-to-help-developers-master-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 31, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/code-reviews-intimidated-me-so-i-built-a-course-to-help-developers-master-them/62450c2b114d74ee1e632afa) ### [From an ex-Amazon team lead: 5 mistakes I made as a junior software engineer](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/from-an-ex-amazon-team-lead-5-mistakes-i-made-as-a-junior-software-engineer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A reflection on my mistakes, and how I corrected them 4 min read · [curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/from-an-ex-amazon-team-lead-5-mistakes-i-made-as-a-junior-software-engineer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [16](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-an-ex-amazon-team-lead-5-mistakes-i-made-as-a-junior-software-engineer/623c7a772209c88a3de8e1cd) [Mar 24, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-an-ex-amazon-team-lead-5-mistakes-i-made-as-a-junior-software-engineer/623c7a772209c88a3de8e1cd)