List: Tech Learnings & Advice | Curated by Karina Chow

Jul 7, 2023
12 stories
Tech Learnings & AdviceWhat I've learned about technical recruiting, accessibility, self-employment, and more that can hopefully help others in their own journeys
Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
5 Commonly Used Idioms in the Tech Industry, Vol. 1Bikeshedding, rubber ducking, dog fooding, bus factors, yak shaving…what the heck are my colleagues even saying?
Jul 30, 2021
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Jul 30, 2021
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Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
5 Commonly Used Idioms in the Tech Industry, Vol. 2Technical debt, low hanging fruit, pigeonholing, wearing multiple hats, and drinking the Kool-Aid…what are my coworkers even saying?
Aug 16, 2021
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Aug 16, 2021
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Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
Web Accessibility for NewbiesIntroductory information and advice on how to think about and approach web accessibility
May 8, 2021
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May 8, 2021
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Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
The Developer’s Guide to Web Accessibility Auditing and ToolingA high-level view of tooling available to audit our products for accessibility issues and recommendations to get you started
Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
5 Novel Ideas on How to Incorporate Web Accessibility into your Dev WorkflowThoughts and philosophies for how to set up your team’s workflow to tackle accessibility
Jun 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021
Karina Chow
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UX Collective
How to Convince Company Leadership to Care About AccessibilityOver 11,000 ADA lawsuits were filed in the US in 2019 and 26% of Americans have a disability. How do we get our leadership to take action?
Jun 24, 2022
Jun 24, 2022
Karina Chow
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Level Up Coding
Interview More Empathetically to Create More Diverse TeamsHow we can use UX principles to design a better, more empathetic technical interview experiences
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
Karina Chow
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UX Collective
Which type of pre-onsite technical interview is the best for recruiting engineers?I asked 400+ engineers what type of pre-onsite interview experience they prefer and this is what I found out.
Jan 12, 2023
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Jan 12, 2023
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Karina Chow
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Dev Genius
Powerful Strategies to Minimize Risk When Releasing New FeaturesExploring dark launches, feature flags, and A/B experiments
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Karina Chow
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The Startup
Self-Employment Taught Me Three Valuable LessonsAfter only working full time in my career, I entered the unknown world of consulting and learned quite a few lessons
Oct 12, 2021
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Oct 12, 2021
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Karina Chow
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Dev Genius
Why Working in a Startup as a Software Engineer is a Great Career for ENFPsIt seems unconventional for feeling extroverts, but in reality ENFP traits complement the field quite nicely
Oct 11, 2021
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Oct 11, 2021
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Karina Chow
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Dev Genius
The DOs and DONTs of working in an office in a post-COVID worldDos and don’ts on how to conduct yourself and what you can expect in your new job
Oct 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021