I post about code reviews often. For example: how to review pull requests, how to author pull requests, and how to force multiply your code review process. Often, I get feedback like this: “We should forget about pull requests, embrace pair programming, and adopt trunk-based development!” In this post, I’ll…

Several months ago I launched my first info product, a video course called Master the Code Review. I built it from scratch, on my own, and from my own ideas. So far it’s done over $23K in revenue, with $13K in the first month. I’m not writing this to flex…

Last month I launched my first ever video course. It’s done $17K in revenue, and it’s helped over 500 developers Master the Code Review. But I didn’t build it for them — I built it for the me of the past. …

I was a software development engineer at Amazon Web Services for 6 years. I started as an intern. I grew to be a tech lead for various teams and projects. During my time at AWS, I directly mentored over a dozen junior software engineers. …

Software engineers engage in code reviews daily. Some teams have a great code review process. Others could use improvement. Here are 3 signs of a bad code review process, and how your team can ship better software, faster. 3 signs of a bad code review process 🚩 If code reviews make you, or other developers, anxious. Likely, reviewers aren’t prioritizing kindness. …

As a developer, technical skills are important. But soft skills are key to level up — and they’re often overlooked. In 6 years, I went from intern to lead software engineer. I excelled in an organization known for hiring stellar tech talent. During this time I read more than 150…

At the start of my career I’d open a code review (a.k.a., Pull Request) and receive 50+ comments. I’d open a second revision, only to receive another 30. It often took 8, 9, even 10 reviews to get my code approved. My code had some serious flaws and readability gaps…

Disclaimer: I’m not representing Amazon in any way. Opinions written here are strictly my own. Today I celebrate my 5 year anniversary at Amazon. I’ve contributed more than 500,000 lines of code to production systems. I’ve authored and shipped more than 500 code reviews. I’ve designed, developed, deployed and maintained…