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Engineering a New Job: Part 3 - Onboarding
A practical guide on finding & thriving on a new engineering role
Mar 21 • 
Yi Zhang
Engineering a New Job: Part 2 - The Hiring Process
A practical guide on finding & thriving on a new engineering role
Mar 21 • 
Yi Zhang
Engineering a New Job: Part 1 - Search & Preparation
A practical guide on finding & thriving on a new engineering role
Mar 21 • 
Yi Zhang
What do customers want - other than faster horses?
A cautionary tale of treating what customers say as gospel
Jun 4, 2023 • 
Yi Zhang
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Is the Dependency Inversion principle a fad?
The “D” in the SOLID principles stands for “Dependency Inversion”, stating that classes should "depend upon abstractions, not concretions".
Jan 21, 2023 • 
Yi Zhang
2
Centralized v.s. Distributed
A practical guide for an Engineering organization
Jan 8, 2023 • 
Yi Zhang
4
To be a better engineer
8 concrete actions to get you promoted in 2023 as a software engineer in a start-up
Jan 2, 2023 • 
Yi Zhang
4
The Intermediate Engineer Syndrome
Graduating with a Computer Science degree from Duke University, Wen followed some of his friends into a well respected tech company. Wen worked hard…
Dec 16, 2021 • 
Yi Zhang
4
My Ideal Engineering Organization
Disclaimer
Jun 5, 2021 • 
Yi Zhang
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