Jake Worth
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Hi there! I’m Jake.My mission is to empower and propel growing businesses with thoughtful, high-quality software solutions.I’m a senior software engineer and engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and shipping software in small, high-trust teams.
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Leave a Trace
Always leave something behind. If you find something interesting, leave a trace that you were there.
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Become a Product-First Software Engineer
I think many engineers would be better contributors if they started to think more about the customer impact of their work.
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On commenting and approving pull requests
After reviewing a lot of pull requests, I've settled on a simple default: if my comments are all nitpicks, suggestions, questions, or non-blocking issues, I leave them and approve the PR at the same time.
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How to Get Better at Guitar
Years ago I watched a video where guitar teacher Justin Sandercoe explained a way to get better at guitar. It has changed my playing, and it might change yours, too.
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Better Developer Experience With Friday Reboots
A developer experience practice I've recently picked up is routine Friday reboots of my workstation. I think this can make your workflow (and even perhaps your life as an engineer?) a little better.
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How I Run a Fully-Remote Software Engineering Standup
I've been participating in fully-remote software standups every day for over a decade, and over the past two years, leading them, too. Here's how I run the best standup meetings that I can.
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How I Read 44 Books Last Year
Do you want to read more? Over a decade, I've been on a journey from casual to power-reader. In this post, I'd like to share the ideas and techniques that have helped me read more.
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