The Law of Net Design Costs

Suppose you’re working on a software system and need to implement user-logins using a userID and password. After a bit of research, you narrow it down to two possible options. Your first option is to implement it yourself - hash/salt the password, store it in a database that you manage, and use it to authenticate … Continue reading The Law of Net Design Costs →

Cracking the Senior Software Interview

The following is a post which I found on the Blind app. It covers all the preparation and experiences of someone who received multiple job offers from the best tech companies, including multiple offers in the range of $550,000/year. Because it can only be accessed via the app, I have copied it in its entirety … Continue reading Cracking the Senior Software Interview →

An Alternative to Dependency Injection Frameworks

I have a confession to make. I hate Dependency Injection (DI) frameworks. My very first job as a Software Engineer involved working with a very complex system that powered a ~100 person hedge fund. We made extensive use of Dependency Injection… but only via Constructor or Setter Injection. We did not use any DI frameworks … Continue reading An Alternative to Dependency Injection Frameworks →