Alejandro WainzingerRemote work after the pandemicWhat will work look like for developers after the pandemic lockdowns are relaxed? Is this the end of Silicon Valley? Is remote work the…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Alejandro WainzingerIdeal Work CultureAfter reading What You Do Is Who You Are early this year, I decided to write down what virtues I would want in my organization. After…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Alejandro WainzingerWhy Story Points Don’t WorkThe poor authors of the Agile Manifesto had high hopes for humanity when they outlined a way to determine a methodology for doing work. As…Jan 4, 202015Jan 4, 202015
Alejandro WainzingerRed Flags in Engineering ResumesEngineering resumes are often filled with a sea of buzzwords, embellishments, and too often outright fabrications. An insatiable demand…Sep 6, 20191Sep 6, 20191
Alejandro WainzingerStudy ParalysisI want to study everything, but I’m paralyzed by modern realities. I want to dive deeper into cluster computing and machine learning, and…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Alejandro WainzingerThe Isolated EngineerThrough some set of circumstances you end up silo’ed away from the rest of the group and left to your own devices. Normally you’d…Feb 10, 2019Feb 10, 2019
Alejandro WainzingerPath of a professional developerThe path to successful professional life isn’t always straightforward. Assuming you have a relatively stable life growing up, the path…Nov 21, 20184Nov 21, 20184
Alejandro WainzingerBuilding Web Stuff in 2018Making a new web app from top to bottom today is filled with choices we didn’t have to make even a few years ago. Cluster computing has…Aug 14, 20181Aug 14, 20181
Alejandro WainzingerSoftware: Time vs. Quality and those who lieDeveloping software is always a race between time and quality, and knowing when to lean one way or the other is part gut and part gamble…Jun 17, 2018Jun 17, 2018
Alejandro WainzingerWestern-Style Company Work in TokyoThere’s nothing too exciting about working at a western-style company in Tokyo. In a way, it’s like being in a bubble. When you’re at the…Jun 10, 20184Jun 10, 20184