Soft Skills

On Writing Well At Work

Reading Well, Reverse Engineering, Testing Your Theories

Jun 25, 2025 • Ryan Peterman

Engineering Confidence

As a junior engineer, I had a sad realization from the following thought experiment:

Oct 18, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

Product Thinking

Why All Engineers Should Understand the Product

Jul 5, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

Writing Tactics - Part 2

Stop Your Longer Writing From Falling Flat

May 31, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

Writing Tactics - Part 1

Learned Through Trial and Error

May 24, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

How AI Will Affect Your Career

Will Software Engineering Be Automated and What To Focus On

Mar 15, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

How To Influence Without Authority

Getting Others To Prioritize Your Projects

Feb 16, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

Career Cold Start Algorithm, Landing Code Fast

Feb 2, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

How To Drive Meetings

A necessary skill for growth to Senior

Jan 19, 2024 • Ryan Peterman

Efficient Communication

Writing vs Speaking

Nov 24, 2023 • Ryan Peterman

5 Skills the Best Engineers I Know Have in Common

With actionable tips on how to develop them

Nov 10, 2023 • Ryan Peterman

6 Software Engineering Templates I Wish I Had Sooner

Design docs, postmortems and more

Oct 27, 2023 • Ryan Peterman

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