You've found my corner of the internet! I opine on various topics that interest me (mostly tech, startups & the like). Stick around and enjoy yourself!| Randall Koutnik
“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad” -Anonymous| Randall Koutnik
Technical interviews are terrible because we don’t know what we’re filtering for.| Randall Koutnik
Specifically, companies with a flat structure (no managers at all) are weird. Decades of management tradition tell us that Someone must be in charge and make...| Randall Koutnik
Last time, we talked about how to design a technical interview as a filter, starting primarily with determining what sort of person is “good”. This time, I’...| Randall Koutnik
The software industry sucks at interviews. Most companies don’t have a standardized way of comparing candidates and those that do don’t put much thought int...| Randall Koutnik
I was involved in a recent chat conversation around the concept of “Culture Buddies.” The idea is to help onboard new employees by having a current employee...| Randall Koutnik
You’ve seen the hype around TypeScript and are wondering exactly how these types help us programmers out. If you’ve made it this far into your career withou...| Randall Koutnik
In my developer career, I don’t think I’ve met anything as revolutionary as TypeScript. There are plenty of shoulders TypeScript is standing on (everyone wh...| Randall Koutnik
I’m just finishing the last stages of writing Building Reactive Websites with RxJS, to be published through Pragmatic Publishing. I’m a huge fan of RxJS, ev...| Randall Koutnik
Any programmer worth their salt is willing to help team members out when they’re in a pinch. Software development is a team sport, after all. Unfortunately...| Randall Koutnik
So far in the calculords series we’ve accomplished:| Randall Koutnik
Originally, I wasn’t going to respond but I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for startup founders. If you don’t mind, here’s some unsolicited advice on recrui...| Randall Koutnik
The core unit of git is the commit. A commit is simple on the surface (some code changes and a message). Such simplicity belies the complexity within.| Randall Koutnik
I was talking to a former student when he brought up an article written by a well-seasoned programmer regretting his choice of career. This fellow had rejec...| Randall Koutnik