Another year, another look at blog stats. So I say, but earlier this year, I did a summary from 2016-2021 since WordPress stopped generating them, and I totally forgot about it. In any case, here’s the 2022 in review. Continue reading “2022 Blog Year in review”
Category: Update
Reflection: First third of my fifth year at GitLab and defining Staff Support Engineer
Normally, I wait until at least the half-year mark to do a reflection post, but this year for the 4th quarter, I am doing a rotation for the Acting Chief of Staff to CTO role, which deserves its own post. So, I’m doing the first reflection post now to cover mid-June 2022 to the end of October 2022.
If you’re a first time reader, you may want to read one or more of my previous reflections posts. Continue reading “Reflection: First third of my fifth year at GitLab and defining Staff Support Engineer”
Reflection: Second half of my fourth year at GitLab and becoming Staff
Fourth anniversary! When I started at GitLab, I was wondering if I’d be here for 2 years, let alone 4 and counting. If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend reading the reflection on the first half of my fourth year though it’s not necessary to know what I’ve been up to during the last 6 months specifically, which is covered here. Continue reading “Reflection: Second half of my fourth year at GitLab and becoming Staff”
Years 2016-2021 Blog Stats and some thoughts
I realized that I haven’t posted annual blog stats since WordPress stopped doing the reports back in 2015, so here’s a short post on the summary and some thoughts on the trends. Continue reading “Years 2016-2021 Blog Stats and some thoughts”
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”