While I touched on them in my first year and second year reflection blog posts, I didn’t really discuss the changes of the GitLab Support Portal landing page. So, I thought with the launch of the latest revision, it was the best time to put together a short blog post. Continue reading “Evolution of the GitLab Support Portal landing page 2018-2022”
Author: Cynthia Ng
Another Letter of Thanks
I recently refound my letter of thanks from 2016, and I thought 6 years meant it was long past due for another. Similar to the first one, I have thanked a lot of the people mentioned before, but putting it together in a single “letter” allows me to reflect on how their combined support helped me get to where I am today. Continue reading “Another Letter of Thanks”
Some notes from UBC Networking Event: Transitions: Life after Graduation
Providing undergraduate students and recent graduates an opportunity to network. The UBC Student Alumni Council occasionally hold these events. Continue reading “Some notes from UBC Networking Event: Transitions: Life after Graduation”
Documentation is important in every organization: Writing down all the things
I’ve worked in many types of organizations though mostly in public and non-profit, and it seems particularly in smaller organizations, or in organizations where they’re not building products, documentation is not always seen as necessary. I once asked a manager to attend the Write the Docs conference and they didn’t think it was relevant to my job. Granted, writing documentation was not part of my job description, but I didn’t quite understand how they couldn’t see its importance. Documentation is not just about product documentation. Continue reading “Documentation is important in every organization: Writing down all the things”
Reflection: First half of my fourth year at GitLab and getting more involved
Normally, I post a reflection once a year, but so much has happened during the fourth year already that I felt the need to split it up into two and write about the first 6 months of my fourth year to make sure the reflection didn’t get too long.
If you’re a first time reader, I recommend reading at least the previous reflection post about my third year at GitLab for more context. Continue reading “Reflection: First half of my fourth year at GitLab and getting more involved”