Optimizing your experience

All things related to Communication

article

Unveiling the Power of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for Software Engineers

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 22 December 2023 · Estimated 3 minute read

I want to express my gratitude to Sylvester Jalnaiz for prompting me to revisit an article I wrote back in 2017 called "Discovering yourself." Sylvester introduced me to the Fingerprint for Success M…

#1
Unveiling the Power of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for Software Engineers
article

Attack of the bruised ego

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Monday, 30 May 2022 · Estimated 1 minute read

Take feedback as objectively as possible. Don't be married to your ideas and code. Instead explore, learn, be curious and continuously grow by learning from those around you. Maintain clear, open cha…

#128
Attack of the bruised ego
article

Practice what you preach

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 19 May 2017 · Estimated 3 minute read

"Your beliefs don't make you a better person, our behavior does." I have a far way to go on my journey. My journey of self-discovery and healing. It's a life-long journey and sometimes it's a real ba…

#49
Practice what you preach
article

Discovering yourself

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Monday, 27 February 2017 · Estimated 5 minute read

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ― Aristotle Sometimes I struggle to consciously understand my actions. This makes it hard for me to find out why I react the way I do in certain sit…

#44
Discovering yourself
article

Contributing to the README

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 24 September 2016 · Estimated 3 minute read

When someone new works on your repository, make sure it is easy to get setup. Imagine if we didn't have any documentation; if we all adopted the mindset of "I already know this, let others figure it …

#38
Contributing to the README
article

Context-driven queries

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 7 May 2016 · Estimated 3 minute read

Do people look confused when you talk to them? Only you can truly know what is going on inside your mind. Communicating with context and intent helps alleviate confusing discussions. Our minds are be…

article

Bonding with Testers

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Wednesday, 4 May 2016 · Estimated 3 minute read

Do you form relationships with testers? Teaming up with testers from the beginning of a feature can positively impact the quality of the feature being developed. At work we often get trapped in our r…

article

Manage expectations

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Monday, 2 May 2016 · Estimated 4 minute read

Do you keep business informed? Business won't know when things are not working out unless you tell them. It is surprising how much support we can get when we open honest channels of communication. Le…