“Their first task therefore, was to translate the original C# codebase into Java so that it could leverage Google's infrastructure. One of Schillace's co-founders argued that they ought to rewrite the parts of the codebase they didn't like at the… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“When I asked Sam Shillace, who ran Gmail and Google Apps for four years, about the costliest mistake he's seen engineers make, his response was, "Trying to rewrite stuff from scratch -- that's the cardinal sin.” — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“Their first task therefore, was to translate the original C# codebase into Java so that it could leverage Google's infrastructure. One of Schillace's co-founders… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“Working extra hours can hurt team dynamics. Not everyone on the team will have the flexibility to pitch in the extra hours. Perhaps one… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“When I asked Sam Shillace, who ran Gmail and Google Apps for four years, about the costliest mistake he's seen engineers make, his response… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“In his book Software Abstractions, MIT Professor Daniel Jackson explains just how important it is to choose the right abstractions. "Pick the right ones,… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
“Thinking early in your career about how to help your co-workers succeed instills the right habits that in turn will lead to your own… — Edmond Lau Copy Share Image
