Hi there. I’m Enda, a software engineer building open source projects with a particular focus on API design and developer experience. Every now and then I will post here about my experiences in this field. I’m open to collaborating or chatting about anything, so if you want to you can reach me on Polywork or Twitter đ.
Getting productive
The past two years have been my busiest ever, both in my work and personal life. In two years I went from a junior to a senior software engineer, and with that came a raft of new responsibilities. In the same two years, I had some big life events which required long term planning, the likes of which I had never needed before. I used to cope just fine using my head to keep track of both the short and long term tasks and goals - because there werenât that many happening at the same time....
Software Engineering Idioms You Should Know
I have been working as a software engineer for just over five years. Every now and then I encounter a phrase used to describe something during an engineering discussion, where its meaning is not obvious from the words themselves. These kinds of phrases are known as idioms - expressions that have a non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. âBreak a legâ is a well-known idiom to wish a person good luck....