Software development is a complicated endeavour filled with many meaningful problems to solve. Yet we often spend our time on issues that don't really matter.

Multitasking is known to have a negative effect on productivity. We end up performing worse on all the tasks we are trying to complete concurrently. Sometimes that's the only option though and we should find ways to minimize the negative effects of multitasking.

Passwords are a critical part of protecting our data. However, they can be frustrating to create when some services use very onerous password rules. Do these rules actually make us safer?

Software development is notoriously difficult to estimate. Many worthwhile tasks are filled with unknowns. That doesn't mean we can't manage for those unknowns.

I started out conducting developer interviews like everyone else: coding problems on a whiteboard. However, this rarely reflects a candidate's ability to do the job well.