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Meet Saba Asefa: Sr. UX Researcher, Career Changer, Grief Wrangler

A personal journey on channeling grief into hope during tough job hunts

17 min readJan 16, 2024

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Meet Isabella Hoesch, founder of Codum: a Matchmaking App for Motivated Learners

An interview with the creator of an accountability-buddy platform for Data Scientists and Web Developers

13 min readDec 18, 2023

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Call for Content: Informational Interviews

Are you a tech leader with a message to share? Inquire within.

2 min readNov 17, 2023

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How much technical expertise is enough?

One senior engineer weighs her options about what’s next

7 min readJul 16, 2023

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A Communication Framework for Writing Quality Posts

A step-wise approach to increasing your impact at work or at home

4 min readApr 3, 2023

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Defying Distractions at Work

A simple checklist I use to enter a flow state

4 min readJan 18, 2024

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How to Conquer Anxieties and Take the Lead in Your Career

A software developer’s strategy for leaping into your fears and tackling self-doubt

8 min readJan 30, 2023

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Kairsten Fay

Thank you for 1,000 followers

How did a tech culture blog get here, and where are we going next?

2 min readJan 4, 2023

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Today’s Software Developers Will Stop Coding Soon

Reflecting on the software career development cycle in 2022

8 min readDec 26, 2022

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6 Signs You’d Love Developing Internal Products

Sometimes, the best opportunities are the ones we never knew existed

5 min readNov 21, 2022

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Kairsten Fay

Kairsten Fay

Sr. software engineer and storyteller. I publish articles demystifying tech culture. SWE @ Meta. 1x top writer in Technology. Seattle-based. she/her 🏳️‍🌈.

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