I read more than 120 books in 2023. Deep dive into my reading life this past year.

Estimating, like anything in software development, is a skill. And it's HARD.

Estimates are invaluable for us to project plan.

I think misunderstanding what's in an estimate is a big reason so many devs hate estimating.

Private Access Tokens (PATs) are being touted as an end to CAPTCHAs. How do you update your app or web server to accept PATs?

Snippets are powerful. This one little tool can reduce toil and make it easier to follow your team's style conventions. They're also fun to play with. Work smarter not harder!

A pay equity audit is a big undertaking. A well-planned methodology helps it run smoothly. In this post, I share the audit process I've used and some considerations for each step.

When I led a pay equity audit, my team was small and we didn't have an HR or legal department. We solved some unique challenges to complete our audit and stay committed to our inclusion goals.

I believe strongly that every engineering organization should conduct regular pay equity audits. Pay equity audits ensure a fair and inclusive culture for all your team members.

I see teams choose to forgo estimates when they find them challenging and don't see value in them. But there's a ton of value in team estimates!