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Engineering Manager 101 — A step by step tutorial on how to run effective one-on-ones

One-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…

5 min readJan 7, 2022

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An overview of what Kubernetes is and why it exists

Even 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…

6 min readJan 5, 2021

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An overview of what Kubernetes is and why it exists

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Why Do We Add Indices to Foreign Keys?

A known and unknown reasons on why one would add an index to a foreign key.

4 min readJan 1, 2021

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Why Do We Add Indices to Foreign Keys?

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Joan R

Using One on Ones to Create a Culture of Knowledge Sharing

How a change in how I approached my one on ones helped create a culture of knowledge sharing in my engineering team.

2 min readNov 21, 2020

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How to remove clutter when you have kids

As 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…

4 min readNov 12, 2020

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How to remove clutter when you have kids

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Why Managers Should Focus On Their Teammates Strengths

A manager should find ways for their teammates to grow in their careers. You should invest in their career development and I’ve found it…

2 min readNov 10, 2020

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Why Managers Should Focus On Their Teammates Strengths

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Joan R

How 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.

2 min readOct 26, 2020

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The Art of Work — A summary of the book

Have 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…

7 min readSep 8, 2020

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Why vs what when asking questions

One 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…

3 min readNov 14, 2019

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Why vs what when asking questions

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Joan R

ActiveSupport try method and method_missing

Today I was working on a project where there was a class that looked (roughly) like this:

1 min readAug 22, 2017

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Joan R

Joan R

Software engineering, management, cooking, education, homeschooling, investing and personal growth are my main interests right now.

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