Aug 8Member-onlyHustleHave you seen Hustle, the latest movie by Adam Sandler on Netflix? I think it’s a great movie. On the surface, it’s a feel good sports movie about a young basketball player. But once again, a movie helped me understand something about myself. Maybe it can help you too. Synopsis Hustle…Personal Development7 min read
Published in CodeX·Jul 31Member-onlyGoogle Storytime: Building a User Focused CultureDid you know that you can submit user feedback within any Google product? Google Meet has “Report a problem”, which allows you to send a screenshot and a text description to the engineering team. Wonder what happens behind the curtains? I will tell you all about it. Besides creating Google…Technology16 min read
Published in CodeX·Jul 18Member-onlyGoogle Storytime: The InternshipMany of you may have seen the movie The Internship by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Let me tell you, that’s nothing like a real internship experience at Google. The movie is funny, but it’s fiction. Let me tell you about one of the internships on the Google Meet team…Google6 min read
Jul 4Member-onlyPaying It ForwardHello there. Sorry for taking a week off. I was busy with something else last week, and I hope I can share more about it with you soon. A month ago you may have read Bucking the US College System, where our son Jack chose to study Computer Science in…Gifts6 min read
Jun 22Member-onlyWe got a Model Y!It’s happening! After ordering a Model Y last year in November, we finally got our VIN, and we are taking delivery on Tuesday 6/21. Allyson has waited a long time for her electric SUV, and thanks to Elon and the team for creating this car. In 1997, I met my…Tesla6 min read
Jun 13Member-onlyWhy I WriteA couple things have happened recently where it made sense for me to explain this. It would help clear up some misunderstandings, and also make a lot more sense about my articles in the future. The Innocent When I started writing in mid 2021, it was on LinkedIn. Mostly it was to…Friendship8 min read
Jun 6Member-onlyBucking the US College SystemOur son Jack is graduating high school this summer. He’s a smart kid. He got a 1430 on the SATs, putting him in the top 97th percentile, but due to Covid interruptions, he doesn’t have top grades and few extra curriculars. …College9 min read
Jun 4The JavaScript solution in the article runs 50% slower than the solution below.101ChrisThanks Chris for this solution. I ran it, and it passed all tests!Thanks Chris for this solution. I ran it, and it passed all tests! IMO, the art of interviewing is extracting as much information about the interviewee in that one hour as possible. …2 min read
Published in CodeX·May 31Member-onlyGoogle Storytime: How to Engineer a PromoFor this story I’m going to talk about a particular engineer on my team. How they joined my team, how they got promoted, and how they’ve blossomed since. We will call this engineer Jay. Those inside Google will know who this is. A Quiet Beginning Jay joined my team back in 2017 after…Technology6 min read
Published in CodeX·May 23Member-onlyGoogle Storytime: My First InterviewI joined Google in 2007. Although Google had a small office in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, my wife and I both decided that it’s best to work at headquarters in Mountain View, California. Wouldn’t you want to work at Redmond HQ for Microsoft, or Seattle HQ for Amazon? We…Google4 min read
