Journal

How many times did you see someone solving the wrong problem? How many times did you catch yourself doing the same? I often catch myself f...

Charity wrote . It’s probably one of the things I miss the most on Twitter as well. Having the tech industry yapping about things, being a c...

Isn’t the writing about nothing but everything at the same time? Words are written for everyone, but most are read by no one. If nobody re...

One of the things I miss the most in my software engineering job is being able to close the computer and stop doing the work. The work needs...

In February, I gave a talk at the DecompileD Conference in Dresden, Germany, titled “Building Incident Management Skills.” I shared how we b...

Too much collaboration is detrimental. Many leaders constantly recommend or guide their teams to collaborate closely with other teams. I kn...

Transparency ≠ Saying everything Transparency = Sharing the full context Why do many leaders struggle with being transparent? They fall s...

> “It’s the product manager’s job to write Jira tickets.” > > “I need to get full requirements before starting the implementation.” What’s ...

Your job title depends on the organization you’re in. Get used to being a senior or junior again in different organizations. Don’t take the...

There is also the other side of . Let's not put everything on C-level people; we can build some empathy. In the recent event I joined (CTO ...

Currently, the tech market is an employer market, not an employee. Organizations are using this to their advantage. But don't forget this si...

Forget about career levels, roles, archetypes, or whatever is written in career frameworks. I have one filter to define a good software engi...

Nature heals all the pains, sufferings, struggles, and challenges. Watching the sunset makes you forget the daily concerns; watching sunrise...

Recently, we were talking with a few friends about what we would do if we won the Euro Jackpot. With the same friends, we also talked about ...

Any leader in a mid-to-large-sized organization has to learn how to run a team or an organization with average talent. You can't always hir...

If somebody asks you how you manage your team, you have to be able to explain it to them clearly. “If all you have is a hammer, everything ...

Have you ever observed how many times a leader needs to repeat a message for others to follow? In any change, saying something once never w...

I pondered how I consume the latest or daily news and changed my habits (over the years). I used to be glued to my phone, constantly scroll...

New members of the library. Weekend will be fun! ...

I always wonder how QR codes work and if I could understand myself. But I never even googled it (sometimes, it’s better to stay curious inst...

I just added to my blog. It's straightforward and helps me to post more on the go. I don't need a computer and commit everything manually t...

Last week, I suddenly had to fly to my hometown in Turkey to attend my uncle's funeral. Although this wasn't the first funeral I attended, i...

I was watching from Easy German (as I'm learning German), and they did a street interview and asked a question to the people: "How will the...

If you look at the footer of the website, all my content is licensed under , Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. That me...

Today marks a day for me. After days of manual labor and a lot of editing, I finally published all my notes in my Zettelkasten on my blog. ...

James Clear says, > "You're more likely to unlock a big leap in performance by trying differently than by trying harder. You might be able ...