This is the first of a three part series on protecting your time as an engineer (see Part 2: Focus). Even though our primary job is to create software, we often spend an inordinate amount of time on other activities. Whether its meetings, interruptions, chasing bugs in old code or just plain procrastinating, there's a lot of time we could spend being more productive and … [Read more...] about Protecting your time 1: Coding
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Can you go to graduate school while working as a software engineer?
As a professional software engineer, the question of going back to school can often cross your mind. And this brings up some related questions: Is it worth it? Should I do it now or later? Can I juggle work and school? I've personally done this twice. I joined Microsoft straight out of college, and a couple of years later I started the UW CSE Professional Master's program. … [Read more...] about Can you go to graduate school while working as a software engineer?