Joan REngineering Manager 101 — A step by step tutorial on how to run effective one-on-onesOne-on-ones are one of the things that I enjoy the most at work. They are a great way to create a personal relationship with my staff, and…Jan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022
Joan RinFAUN — Developer Community 🐾An overview of what Kubernetes is and why it existsEven though I’ve been working at a company that uses Kubernetes, I’ve never got the spark or the need to go deep in understanding the…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Joan RinThe StartupWhy Do We Add Indices to Foreign Keys?A known and unknown reasons on why one would add an index to a foreign key.Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
Joan RUsing One on Ones to Create a Culture of Knowledge SharingHow a change in how I approached my one on ones helped create a culture of knowledge sharing in my engineering team.Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Joan RHow to remove clutter when you have kidsAs a parent of a 4-year-old girl (named Mia), I’ve gone through several iterations trying to find the best way to help her become a…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Joan RWhy Managers Should Focus On Their Teammates StrengthsA manager should find ways for their teammates to grow in their careers. You should invest in their career development and I’ve found it…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Joan RHow Is the Stock Price Determined?It’s simpler than you think. This article covers an easy explanation on how the stock price is determined and the logic behind it.Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Joan RThe Art of Work — A summary of the bookHave you ever asked questions such as ‘what is my purpose in this life?’, ‘what is my true calling?’, ‘what is my true passion?’, etc… I…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Joan RWhy vs what when asking questionsOne of the first tips that I got from one of the mentors I’ve had since I started working as an engineering manager was “on your one on…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
Joan RActiveSupport try method and method_missingToday I was working on a project where there was a class that looked (roughly) like this:Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017