Great advice for parents. Great advice for managers as well!

A great way to kick off a project in a legacy code base or area new to you is to add baseline test cases and test data These require you to understand how an existing feature works, and make it extremely easy for all team members to submit new changes with corresponding tests

Vacationing with kids is just parenting in a different location 🏝️

Kids learn by what you do, not what you say

My 7 year old came home from camp with a new friend's... Business card 🤯 Complete with phone number, messenger kids code, Nintendo switch and Pokemon Unite username Part of me wants to immediately copy this idea and the other is ready to bring back pen pals snail mail style

The waiting drove me mad, You're finally here and I'm a mess 3 years, a cancellation and a reschedule I'm still alive #PearlJam #Toronto

1/ Last week, ETH started the Merge – and given how crypto has dominated headlines the past few months, I’m surprised more mainstream media isn’t talking about it.

Looking for the good in others doesn’t make you naive. It means you’re not cynical. Recognizing people’s strengths doesn’t deny their flaws. It reveals their potential to overcome their flaws. Those who refuse to see the good in others fail to bring out the best in others.

When kids leave traditional school, they have to go through a deschooling process. Deschooling = unlearning all the bad habits you picked up in school. Some of the biggest habits kids (and adults!) need to unlearn 👇

Which Canadian bank account are you using for your kids under 10? Not looking for an account that encourages chores and tasks via an app. Looking for good interest rates, a debit card they can use to make purchases, and a reasonable number of transactions. Probably free.

Investing in your team during this time is critical to increasing retention, and also improving business results In this LeadDev program, I'm sharing techniques to increase belonging, social connection, and learning and development for engineers Create the talent you need!

My 8 year old, on a Synthesis call with peers, is repeating "let's not talk over people" while talking over people. At least he gets the importance of creating space for others to speak? ...now to actually do it.

This episode explains cholesterol panels and metabolic health in great detail. It even provides very simple ways to look at your LDL and triglyceride results to understand your current health. Spoiler: they recommend avoiding sugar AND refined flour. #wholegrains

#FoodPrescribing is growing in Canada. But is it just another stopgap measure? By Tim Li PROOF healthydebate.ca/2023/05/topic/…

When was the last time your browser delighted you with contextual information without having to switch tabs?

Today, take a moment to recognize exceptional work. Had an excellent customer experience? Worked with an outstanding recruiter? Consider sharing your feedback with their manager. It takes just a minute, feels fantastic, and can unexpectedly boost their career. 🚀 #recognition

Looking forward to Affinity Chief Technology Officer Dominique sharing for tech leads her advice and engineering leadership best practices at ELEVATE Virtual Conference this winter! Details & FREE RSVP for livestream event 12/6: elevate.girlgeek.io Dominique Simoneau-Ritchie

Sunday rant. For software engineering, my sense is that the phrase “premature optimization is the root of all evil” has massively backfired. Its from a book on data structures and mainly tried to dissuade people from prematurely write things in assembler. But the point was to