Kurtis NusbaumAnnouncing My Two Percent Pledge RecipientsEarlier this year, I signed the Two Percent Pledge and agreed to donate 2% of my proceeds from the Uber IPO to worthy causes. With the end…2 min read·Dec 9, 2019----
Kurtis NusbaumWriting Good Commit MessagesCommit messages are critical for anyone reviewing your code. Most well-run open source projects actually have strict requirements for how…3 min read·Sep 26, 2019----
Kurtis NusbaumReflections on Turning 30I’m turning 30 this year. An old mentor of mine asked me if I could write some thoughts and share them with some of my peers from college…4 min read·Jul 23, 2019--1--1
Kurtis Nusbaum2018 California Mid-term Voter GuideOh god. It’s that time of year again. We have to wade through a sea of shitty propositions that have no business being on a ballot…8 min read·Oct 24, 2018----
Kurtis NusbaumOpen-sourcing responsiblyI’ve worked at a couple companies now that have open sourced large amounts of software. Recently, a few thoughts have come to mind. But…2 min read·May 21, 2018----
Kurtis NusbauminHackerNoon.comWhy I’m So Frustrated With GoIt’s been about a year since I started using Go. I’ve written a lot of code with it, including an entire micro-service and a contribution…3 min read·Jun 1, 2017--8--8
Kurtis NusbaumWhat Makes A Senior Software EngineerAs a Senior Software Engineer here at Uber, I often spend time helping to mentor newer software engineers. One of the questions I get asked…3 min read·Feb 13, 2017--5--5
Kurtis NusbaumGrace Hopper Key TakeawaysLast week I attended the Grace Hopper Conference for the first time. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Grace Hopper is a conference…3 min read·Nov 3, 2016----
Kurtis NusbaumStacked Diffs: Keeping Phabricator Diffs SmallIn my previous post, I argued that Large Diffs Are Hurting Your Ability To Ship. Now I’m going to show you how to keep your diffs small…7 min read·Jul 12, 2016--14--14
Kurtis NusbaumLarge Diffs Are Hurting Your Ability To ShipI’ve worked at two companies now that have a culture of code review. I’m convinced that it’s really the best way to develop software. But…3 min read·Jul 12, 2016--3--3