Does anyone have a super sick flow for using Linear they want to share with me? Will pay you for your time in taking me through how you're set up, how you track, etc.

Italy anticipated this one. Caio!

Who has an AirChat invite? 🙏

It's happening!

I am delighted to announce my new portfolio website dariusdan.com is live🚀.

Some friends just dropped off some vegetables from their garden today. 🤤

Dear parents, you know that move where you sniff a babies butt to check for accidents? Super weird, fam.

Engineers, in my experience, always struggle to balance planning and process with being on the tools.

It's strange that we know so much about building software but this balance is still hard to strike.

Ya boi had some fun on a boat over the weekend! ✌️

One more thing me and 'Bron have in common.

This is my second week of a new role. I forgot how exhausting learning a product completely from scratch is. 😮‍💨

There is no secret to how Brandon Blackwell 'cracked' the quiz. He put in massive amounts of reps and practiced. No cheats, no hacks. Reps.

Saved you from reading this one.

Why do so many of the fake games being advertised on Facebook and X look so fun?

Watching Hackers and writing notes.

Security tip. Never let coworkers use keyboard shortcuts.

“Tribes” by Seth Godin may be one of the most valuable reads anyone can invest time into. My biggest takeaway: everyone, at every level, can find influence and lead.

goodreads.com/en/book/show/3…

If you’re a software engineer of any kind, here are some skills to invest some time in to 10x your value to your team.

🎨 Figma basics
🧱 Pro(duct/ject) management skills
🗣️ Presentation of ideas
📚 Knowledge sharing
💰 Commercial understanding (learn to read a P&L)

Wait. Is this real?

There will be signs when I win the lottery.

If you’re a manager and your team hates 1:1, my advice is to put the agenda in their control.

Instruct team members to bring along a few talking points each week, give them time to consider these, and ensure you tick through them each week.

Pro tip: no project updates. Ever.

The #1 way to know you’ve been a good teammate and a quality person to have around — when you contact former colleagues they take your call, want to help, and want to be involved.

This is a point of pride for me.